Dredging Corporation of India

Dredging Corporation of India Limited
Company typePublic
Industry
Founded29 March 1976 (1976-03-29)
Headquarters,
India
Key people
  • Capt. S. Divakar (Managing Director & CEO A/C)
ProductsMaintenance Dredging, Capital Dredging, Land Reclamation, Beach nourishment
Revenue 7,438 million (US$88 million) (2014)
624 million (US$7.4 million) (2014)
Number of employees
566 (2014)
Websitedredge-india.com

Dredging Corporation of India Limited, or DCI, is an Indian dredging company which does dredging for Indian seaports exclusively. It occasionally dredges at foreign seaports in countries such as Sri Lanka, Taiwan as well as in 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 Ennore 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.