Cochin Shipyard to deliver new TSHD for DCI by September 2025 : Sarbananda Sonowal

KOCHI : The new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) of 12,000 cubic meter capacity which is under construction at Cochin Shipyard for Dredging Corporation of India is expected to be delivered by September 2025.

This is the first Beagle Series 12 TSHD with 12,000 hopper capacity to be built under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said.

The dredger, based on globally acclaimed Beagle Platform of Royal IHC, will be customised to meet all Indian requirements. 

At the moment, DCI’s dredging fleet involves ten trailer suction hopper dredgers of 59,513 cubic meter cumulative hopper capacity, two cutter suction dredgers, one backhoe dredger and other ancillary crafts. DCI has major market share in the field of maintenance dredging in India.