Cochin Shipyard Ltd is set to launch India’s first high-capacity dredger developed under the ‘Make in India’ initiative on 18 October. The vessel, named ‘DCI Dredge Godavari’, has been built for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) with technical and design support from Dutch dredger specialist IHC Holland B.V.
The launch represents a critical phase in ship construction, marking the first time the vessel will enter water. This phase is essential for testing the dredger’s stability, buoyancy, and the performance of its technical systems in a marine environment. Officials said the dredger could take another six months before it is fully delivered.
The dredger, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper capacity of 12,000 cubic metres, was ordered by Mumbai-listed DCI at a cost exceeding Rs 800 crore. TSHDs are specialised vessels used to maintain port channels.
The dredger’s keel was laid in September 2024, marking the start of construction, which faced
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