Dredging Corporation of India begins maintenance dredging at Cochin Port

Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) said that it has started maintenance dredging of channels and basins at Cochin Port Trust.

The Visakhapatnam-based company is executing the work under a contract worth INR 122.5 crores awarded by Cochin Port Trust.

As per the contract, Dredging Corporation of India will be responsible for dredging a quantity of 24 million M3 for the period from May 2021 to May 2022.

The company said that a couple of its dredgers – DCI DR-XV and DCI DR-VIII have started the operations.

Dredging Corporation of India begins maintenance dredging at Cochin Port. Photo courtesy of shabbir/Wikipedia.org.

Earlier this month, Dredging Corporation of India had started the maintenance dredging at Paradip Port Trust in Paradip, Odisha under an INR 98-crore contract.