Dredging Corporation of India entered 22 Memoranda of Understanding worth ₹17,645 crore during India Maritime Week 2025 with 16 organisations to service dredging, survey, ship-repair and fuel supply across Indian and international ports.
Source: Dredging Corporation of India Press Release (NSE Exchange Fillings) | Published on Nov 01, 2025
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As quoted in the press release of Dredging Corporation of India (NSE Exchange Filings), the company entered into 22 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 16 organisations during the India Maritime Week 2025 held in Mumbai from 27–31 October 2025, which have a total value of ₹17,645 crore.
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DCIL signed 22 MoUs with 16 organisations.
Total MoU value is ₹17,645 crore.
MoUs span major ports, shipyards, dredger-construction firms, and fuel/survey service providers.
Agreements cover dredging requirements, indigenisation of dredgers, bathymetry surveys and supply of fuel/repair services.
These MoUs align with India’s port-modernisation and maritime-sector goals.
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DCIL has formed various types of partnerships and embraced a wide range of activities:
Various major ports, including Visakhapatnam Port Authority, Paradip Port Authority, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Deendayal Port Authority, Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, Cochin Port Authority, Chennai Port Authority, and Mumbai Port Trust, are part of these partnerships, taking into account dredging needs over the next two to five years.
A shipyard, Cochin Shipyard Limited has been contracted for dredger construction and repair under the indigenisation initiatives.
Collaborations with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) have been established related to inland dredger construction and localisation of spares.
A Joint Venture (JV) has been signed with National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC) related to bathymetry surveys and training modules.
An MoU with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to supply fuel and lubricants, and with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) for vessel repair services.
Partner Type | Purpose | Scope / Duration |
Major ports (VPA, PPA, JNPA, DPA etc) | Maintenance & capital dredging work | Next 2-5 years |
Cochin Shipyard | Dredger construction & repair | Indigenisation focus |
BEML | Inland dredger construction & spares localisation | Domestic manufacture |
NTCPWC (IIT Chennai) | Bathymetry surveys & training | Capacity building |
IOCL / HSL | Fuel supply & vessel repair | Operational support |
Dredging Corporation of India share price stands at ₹742.30 per share on the BSE as of 31 October 2025 at 15:30 PM IST, up by 1.26%.
You can relate this move to broader port-modernisation, inland waterways push and indigenisation under the "Atmanirbhar" (self-reliant) agenda. DCIL's expansion strategy may reflect the sector's structural transformation towards domestic capacity, offering multiple services (dredging, survey, repair) and partnerships with national and international partners.
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