The Government has floated the concept of undertaking channel deepening and maintenance works at major port trusts through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.

According to a report available on XploreMR, the Global Dredging Market is slated to scale new heights between 2020 and 2030.
 

Centre-owned major port trusts will have to give dredging works on nomination basis (without tender) to Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) according to the draft dredging guidelines for major ports prepared by the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways.

Mongla Port Authority on Wednesday signed a deal with a Chinese company to dredge the inner bar of Mongla Port channel to allow the anchoring of container ships with 10-metre draught.

The port is currently taking 8.5 metre draft ship, which is expected to serve 10 metre draft ships soon

Boskalis recently secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. These dredging contracts carry a combined value of EUR 45 million for Boskalis and will all commence in the coming months.

A project for dredging the internal and external canals of Bushehr port was inaugurated on Wednesday in a ceremony on the occasion of Government Week (August 23-29) to provide traffic and mooring for 30,000-ton vessels in this port.

Activists in Indonesia have slammed what they call the authorities’ campaign of criminalization against a fishing community protesting against the development of a port on their coast.

India’s biggest channel deepening work at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is heading for litigation with the team of Belgian and Dutch dredging contractors invoking arbitration to recover unpaid dues of ₹200 crore on the contract that was completed in February, 2019.

Callan Marine announces construction commencement of the General Bradley, a new 28” dredge that will join the fleet in 2021.