India To Soon Make World-Class Dredgers As Cochin Shipyard Signs Pact With World's Largest Dredger Maker

India will soon be making world-class dredgers as the state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has decided to partner with Royal IHC, world's largest dredger maker, for manufacturing of dredgers in the country.

On Wednesday (24 February), CSL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Royal IHC to make high capacity dredgers in India.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya, in Delhi, according to a release by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

"CSL and IHC Holland BV have arrived at an understanding to work together to provide locally built world-class dredgers. High-capacity dredgers in the range of 8000 Cu Meter to 12,000 Cu Meter are complex equipment being built in India for the first time," said Madhu S Nair, Cochin Shipyard's Chairman and Managing Director.

According to the release, the Royal IHC is the world leader with largest market share in the world for the design and construction of dredgers and is renowned worldwide for their quality and performance.