Cochin Shipyard building Rs.1,799cr dry dock
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has given an update on the ongoing projects in the country’s shipyards on 7 Dec 2021.
(i) New 310 M Dry-dock Project at Kochi, Kerala
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is constructing New Dry Dock at an estimated cost of Rs.1,799 crores. This dry-dock is conceived with a length of 310 M and will be a stepped dock with a width of 75 M at the wider part and 60 M at the narrower part. It will have a depth of 13 M and a drought of 9.5 M. In terms of the size of the dock and strength of the dock floor, this will be one of the largest dry docks in India.
The new dry-dock when commissioned, will help CSL to have a more diversified product profile. This, dual purpose dry dock is planned essentially to tap the market potential of repairs/ construction of specialized and technologically advanced large vessels such as LNG vessels, Jack Up Rigs. Drill Ships, large dredgers, second Indigenous Aircraft carrier and repair of offshore platforms and larger vessels.
The new dry dock can comfortably handle Aircraft Carriers of 70,000 T docking displacement and Tankers and Merchant vessels of 55,000 T docking displacement. The dock floor is designed to take a loading of 600T/m. The design caters for sufficient safety margins as per international codes. The new dock is expected to be commissioned by July 2023.
(ii) International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) at Kochi, Kerala
Cochin Shipyard Limited had taken over on 30 years lease the existing ship repair facility of Cochin Port Trust (CoPT) located at Willingdon Island, Kochi and is in the process of developing it into a state-of the-art International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) by installing ship lift, & transfer system, 6 dry berths & associated facilities at an estimated cost of RS.970 crores.
The ISRF will modernize, expand and substantially augment the existing ship repair capacity of CSL. The ISRF includes 6,000T shiplift for ships upto 130 x 25 m with six work stations & allied facilities, and total outfitting berth of 1500 meters approx. The facility is expected to be commissioned by January 2023.
(iii) Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL), Kolkata, West Bengal
Aimed at supporting Inland water vessel construction in line with the Government of India’s vision of developing the country’s National Waterways, Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL) was initially set up at Kolkata as a joint venture (JV) between CSL and Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL) and pursuant to the Union Cabinet approval, HCSL has become a wholly owned subsidiary of CSL with effect from 1 November 2019.
HCSL targets to develop various types of vessels like Ro-Ro Vessels, River-Sea Cargo Vessels for bulk, liquids, containers, Passenger Vessels, other watercrafts for the inland waterways. The total investment for this project is Rs.168 crores. The facility is currently ready for operations.
(iv) Tebma Shipyards Limited (TSL), Malpe, Karnataka
As part of CSL’s long term strategy, viz., CRUISE 2030, CSL aspires to achieve 6x-8x growth by 2030 and towards this the Company identified deep sea fishing vessel construction as one of the potential opportunities. Since fishing vessel segment calls for a dedicated facility so as to cater to the large volume of business which is different from the conventional shipbuilding process, CSL was in search of a suitable facility to enter into this segment.
CSL found an opportunity in TSL, Malpe which was under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) and bidding for TSL through IBC was considered appropriate. Accordingly CSL submitted its Resolution Plan which was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai on 4 March 2020. The facility is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary company of CSL. An amount of Rs.70 crores have been invested and the facility is currently operational.
(v) CSL-Mumbai Ship Repair Unit (CMSRU), Mumbai, Maharashtra
CSL commenced operations of its Mumbai Ship Repair Unit in October 2018 through an agreement with the Mumbai Port Trust to upgrade, operate and manage Ship Repair Facility at Hughes dry-dock and berth nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Indira Dock of Mumbai Port. Subsequent to the execution of the agreement, CSL has commenced the ship repair operations in Mumbai. The facility undertakes repairs of both Defence and Commercial Ships.
(vi) CSL-Kolkata Ship Repair Unit (CKSRU), Kolkata, West Bengal
CSL commenced operations of its Kolkata Ship Repair Unit in March 2019 through an agreement with Kolkata Port Trust for operations and management of ship repair facility at Netaji Subhas Dock (NSD) for a period of 30 years. The new venture is being managed by separate unit of CSL known as CSL-Kolkata Ship Repair Unit (CKSRU). The Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the CKSRU facility on 12 January 2020. The facility undertakes repair to both Defence and commercial ships.
(vii) CSL-Andaman & Nicobar Ship Repair Unit (CANSRU), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
CSL commenced operations of its Andaman Unit at Port Blair through an agreement with the Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Administration for ship repair at the Marine Dockyard, a facility that is currently being operated directly by the A&N Administration.
Under the ambit of this agreement, CANSRU shall assist the Administration in developing an overall ship repair ecosystem at Andaman & Nicobar Islands. CANSRU shall also assist & associate in augmentation and modernization of existing facilities. Focus on skill development in consultation with the Administration and technical institutions located in the Islands, is also part of the mandate of the agreement.
The agreement is for a period of 30 years, during which CSL is expected to spruce up the operational efficiency of the dockyard as well as improve the overall ship repair ecosystem in the island to ensure faster turnaround and minimize downtime of the vessels, which are the lifeline for the Islands. fiinews.com
