INTRODUCTION

The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (D C I) was established in the year 1976 to
provide dredging services to the Major Ports of the country in India. D C I Is a pioneer
organization in the field of dredging and maritime development.
DCI is fully equipped to offer the complete range of dredging and allied services to the
users in India and abroad and to provide vital inputs for the national development. Its
head office is strategically situated on the east coast of India at Visakhapatnam, DCI
helps to ensure continuous availability of the desired depths in the shipping channels of
the major and minor ports, Indian Navy, fishing harbours and other maritime
organizations. It further serves the nation in a variety of ways, be it capital dredging for
creation of new harbours deepening of existing harbours or maintenance dredging forIn
September 2009, for the 18th consecutive year, Dredging Corporation of India has
signed a memorandum of understanding with Government of India for the year 2009–10.
The company expects the rating of 'Good' for the year 2008–2009. the upkeep of the
required depths at various ports along the 7,500 Kms coastline of India.
In 1977, DCI was awarded a $10 million contract for the management of Yanbu
Construction Port on the Red Sea, 350 km north–west of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, for three years. DCI's services included pilotage, tugging, berthing, unberthing
and mooring of ocean–going cargo ships, supervision of cargo–handling operations,
maintenance and upkeep of port facilities and establishment of 0 & M services. In
addition to this, DCI has efficiently performed stevedoring services at Yanbu
Construction Support Port during 1981–83. During the period 2001–02 DCI executed
shore pumping and reclamation works at Taichung Harbour, Taichung Taiwan.
DCI does dredging for Indian seaports exclusively. It occasionally dredges at foreign
seaports in countries such as Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Dubai. It is mainly involved in
maintenance dredging. Almost all the maintenance dredging in Indian seaports is carried
out by DCI due to government regulations. DCI is also involved in capital dredging,
beach nourishment, and land reclamation. The main seaports in which DCI does
business are Visakhapatnam Port, Haldia, Kandla, Cochin port and encore port.
DCI is headquartered at Visakhapatnam and has project offices at many seaports in India. It reports to
the Ministry of Shipping. It is ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2008 certified.

Other facts about the company:

• DCI owns most modern and sophisticated fleet consisting of two Cutter Suction
Dredgers and Ten Trailer Suction Dredgers.
• DCI is an MoU signing company with the government of India.
• DCI is a schedule B & a Mini Ratna– Category–I public sector enterprise.
 • DCI is one among the public sector undertakings of India in which the government
has disinvested its shareholding. The shares of the company are listed at Delhi,
Bombay, Calcutta & National Stock Exchanges of India.

DCI's provides services that include:

• pilotage
• tugging
• berthing
• unberthing and mooring of ocean–going cargo ships
• supervision of cargo–handling operations
• maintenance and upkeep of port facilities and
• establishment of O & M services.
In addition to this, DCI has efficiently performed stevedoring services at Yanbu
Construction Support Port during 1981–83. During the period 2001–02 DCI executed
shore pumping and reclamation works at Taichung Harbour, Taichung Taiwan.

Activities undertaken by the company:

• Maintenance Dredging The process of removing the accumulated material is

called? óÔé¼? ô Maintenance Dredging? óÔé¼? Ø. DCI is fully equipped to cater
to the maintenance dredging requirements of all major Ports in India.
• Capital Dredging The process of removing the ?óÔé¼?ôvirgin?óÔé¼?Ø soil to
create the designed depth in the water bodies/adjacent to water bodies is called
?óÔé¼?ôCapital Dredging?óÔé¼?Ø. DCI has two cutter suction dredgers to meet
he capital dredging requirements in the India/abroad. A new cutter suction
dredger of 2000 Cum per hr dredging capacity will join the DCI fleet during Oct–
2004.
• Beach Nourishment The process of deposition of sediments in the coastal line from
the adjoining areas is called ?óÔé¼?ôBeach Noursihment?óÔé¼?Ø DCI ?óÔé¼?£s
Dredge–XII and Dredge–XIV are capable of shore pumping up to 2400m and
Dredge–XVI and Dredge–XVII are capable of shore pumping up to 2500m and rain
bowing facility.
Reclamation The process of raising the land level to create a artificial land either just
below or adjacent to water bodies is called? óÔé¼? ô Reclamation? óÔé¼? Ø The fill
material is generally used from the adjacent water bodies so as to improve the depth in
the water bodies as well as to use to same for creation of land. DCI? óÔé¼Ôäós Cutter
suction Dredgers, Dredge–XII, Dredge–XIV, Dredge–XVI and Dredge–XVII are capable for
reclamation purposes.
Projects undertaken :

Major maintenance dredging assignments executed

• Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata

• New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore
• MOrmugao Port Trust, Goa
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai
• Cochin Port
• Kandla Port Trust, Kandla
• Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai
• Para dip Port Trust, Para dip
• Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam
• Encore Port Trust, Encore
• Indian Navy, Kochi
• Indian Navy, Mumbai
• Okra Port, Okra
• Karwar Port, Karwar
• Capital dredging assignments executed during the last ten years
• Hazira
• Mormugao Port Trust, Mormugao
• Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata
• Cochin Port Trust, Kochi
• Kakinada Port, Kakinada
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai
• Para dip Port Trust, Para dip
• New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation, JNPT, Mumbai
• Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam
• Taichung Harbour, Taichung, Taiwan

Recent developments:
Dredging Corporation of India has reported that on June 3, 2009 there was a fire
accident on a Pontoon–TP–3, while undergoing cleaning and painting at Kolkata Port
Trust Jetty at Kolkata. Six people (2 belong to DCI and 4 belong to work shop, Das
Engineering works, Kolkata) got burn injuries and were admitted to Hospital and their
condition is stated to be stable. The corporation has not suffered any operational loss
due to the above incident.
Dredging Corporation of India received two survey launches in march 2009, built by the
Chennai based Tebma Shipping Ltd. The launches were built by the company at a cost
of Rs 16.9 crore with the instrumentation system costing Rs 4.6 crore.
DCI – OBJECTIVES:
• Maintaining its ‘number one’ position in Indian dredging sector.
• To make forays into global market through formation of Joint Ventures with
reputed international companies and / or chartering of vessels.
• To improve the Human Resource capital of the Company by sustained programme
of training and recruitment.
• To implement integrated e-governance in all the functional areas of the Company
through the DCI FIIT project, i.e., DCI’s Functional Integration through
Information Technology.

DCI Vision:
To become a global player of integrated dredging
service by maintaining high professional standards
with specialist knowledge of environmentally-friendly
dredging techniques, innovative approach and focus on health,
safety and cost efficiency.

DCI Mission:
To provide value addition to our stakeholders through holistic, innovative an
environmentally sustainable solutions in the fields of

• Dredging and reclamation,

• Marine construction,
• Marine Services,
• Shallow water/inland dredging,
• Under water mining,
• Project consultancy.

DCI - TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE:

In order to meet the increasing demands of the future, DCI has ambitious plans to
procure more Trailer suction hopper dredgers and cutter suction dredgers to increase its
dredging capacity and to upgrade its existing fleet as well as expand its services in India
and abroad.

With a dedicated team of professionally qualified and experienced personnel, who

constitute the backbone of the organisation, DCI is fully geared to meet the any kind of
dredging challenges in the time to come and is confidently looking forward for a bright
future.
DCI ORGANISATION CHART:

DCI- SERVICES OFFERED:

• Maintenance Dredging
• Capital Dredging
• Beach Nourishment
• Land Reclamation
• Shallow water dredging
• Project Management consultancy and
• Marine Construction

DCI – IT’S CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS:

• Major Ports
• Minor Ports
• Naval Establishments
• State Governments
• Non-Government / Private Organisations
• Indian Shipyards/Ship-repair Firms
DCI- SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Compliance of International Maritime Laws
• Implementation of Safety Management Systems
• Maritime Safety
• Environmental Protection
• Pollution Control
• Customer Satisfaction
• Time-bound Project Execution
• Performing Dredging activity to keep the port channels open for sea traffic and fit
for navigation round the clock and throughout the year.
• Dredging facilitates the Maritime Trade in the Society thereby contributing to the
national economy to a large extent.

PRESTIGEOUS FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS:

• Port Management Contract at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia ... 1977
• Stevedoring Contract at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia ... 1980
• Taichung Port, Taiwan ... 2002
• Dredging and reclamation at Bahrain, ... 2004-06
• Dredging at Kana kasanthurai (KKS) Harbour, Sri lanka... 2012-13

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING:
The Company has been signing “MoU” with the Government and the performance of the
Company is assessed and rated as per MoU Criteria/ parameters

The MOU covers:

• Mission/Vision, Objectives
• Commitments (Performance criteria)
• Dredging Physical / Financial Parameters
• Delegation of Powers
• Assistance from Government and
• Monitoring Parameters

DCI DEPARTMENTS:
• Operation department
• Technical department
• Financial department
 • Human resource department
• Material department
• Information department
• Marketing department
• Health ,Safety,& Environment
• Internal audit

DCI SERVICES:
➢ Capital dredging:
Capital Dredging The process of removing the “virgin” soil to create the designed depth in
the water bodies / adjacent to water bodies is called “Capital Dredging”.
DCI is having three Cutter Suction Dredgers to meet the capita dredging requirements in
the India / Abroad.

➢ Maintenance dredging:
Maintenance Dredging every Port or Harbour designed with certain designed navigable
depth in it’s channel or water bodies for the safe entry and exit of ships. This depth will
decrease due to deposition of sediments and other material by the influence of littoral
drift, underwater currents, wave & tidal actions etc., in a course of time which varies
from Port/Harbour to Port/Harbour and depends on rate of siltation. To restore it’s
depth, removing the accumulated material is inevitable in most of the Ports & Harbours.
The process of removing the accumulated material is called “Maintenance Dredging”.

DCI is fully equipped to cater to the maintenance dredging requirements of all major
Ports in India.

➢ Beach nourishment:
Beach Nourishment: The coastal line in the beach is subject to deposition/erosion of
sediments due to various reasons. However if the rate of erosion is more than rate of
deposition, it is necessity to replace the quantity of erosion to maintain the coastal line
intact. The process of deposition of sediments in the coastal line from the adjoining
areas is called “Beach Nourishment”.

DCI ‘s Dredge-XII and Dredge-XIV are capable of shore pumping up to 2400m and
Dredge-XVI, Dredge-XVII, Dredge-XIX, Dredge-XX and Dredge-XXI are capable of shore
pumping up to 2500m and rain bowing facility.

➢ Land reclamation:
The process of raising the land level to create a artificial land either just below or
adjacent to water bodies is called “Reclamation”. The fill material is generally used from
the adjacent water bodies so as to improve the depth in the water bodies as well as to
use to same for creation of land.
DCI’s Cutter suction Dredgers and Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers Dredge-XII, Dredge-
XIV, Dredge-XVI, Dredge-XVII, Dredge-XIX, Dredge-XX and Dredge-XXI are capable for
reclamation purposes.
DCI’s Cutter suction Dredgers and Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers Dredge-XII, Dredge-
XIV, Dredge-XVI, Dredge-XVII, Dredge-XIX, Dredge-XX and Dredge-XXI are capable for
reclamation purposes.

➢ Shallow water dredging:

DCI is fully equipped to cater to the maintenance dredging requirements of all major
Ports in India.

➢ Project consultancy:
DCI is fully equipped to cater to the maintenance dredging requirements of all major
Ports in India.