Knowledge Marine wins Kandla Port dredging contract

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works has won a contract from Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for maintenance dredging and salvaging work at Kandla Port.

The contract is for a period of 3 years and is valued at Rs 17.77 crore ($2.1 million).

The scope of the contract at Kandla Port comprises two distinct activities:

• The first involves maintaining water depths at cargo berths and oil jetties for a period of 3 years by removing accumulated silt and sediments to meet the project’s design specifications,

• The second involves salvaging materials such as wooden logs, concrete pieces, mixed scrap, and iron scrap from the seabed during dredging operations.