Shipping Projects in the Country
(i) New 310 M Dry-dock Project at Kochi, Kerala
(ii) International
Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) at Kochi, Kerala
(iii) Hooghly
Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL), Kolkata, West Bengal
(iv) Tebma Shipyards Limited (TSL), Malpe,
Karnataka
(v) CSL-Mumbai
Ship Repair Unit (CMSRU), Mumbai, Maharashtra
(vi) CSL-Kolkata
Ship Repair Unit (CKSRU), Kolkata, West Bengal
(vii) CSL-Andaman
& Nicobar Ship Repair Unit (CANSRU), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
Following
are the ongoing shipping development projects in the country:
(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.1799 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 6000T 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 November 01, 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 March 04, 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 January 12, 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.
Following measures have been taken by the Government for strengthening
the shipping sector and make it internationally competitive:
i.
Revision of the criteria for Right of First
refusal(ROFR):
The criteria for granting the Right of First
Refusal in chartering of vessels through tender process has been revised, for promoting
tonnage under Indian flag and ship-building in India, so as to make India a Atma-nirbhar/self-reliant Bharat, in terms of tonnage and ship-building
in India. The following is the revised hierarchy of RoFR;
1.
Indian built, Indian flagged (Indian owned);
2.
Foreign built, Indian flagged (Indian owned);
3.
Indian built, foreign flagged (foreign owned).
This will promote demand of Indian built vessels as the Indian
built vessels will have the priority in chartering and will also provide additional
market access and business support to ships built in India. Further, the Shipbuilding
Financial Assistance is provided to Indian Shipyards in order to promote the Indian
Shipbuilding Industry and to enable them to acquire global Shipbuilding Contracts
while competing in International Markets.,
ii.
The revised Make in India order issued by
the DPIIT in September, 2020 stipulates that for public procurement of all goods
and services with estimated value of purchases less than Rs
200 crores, Global tender enquiries shall not be issued and this can increase the
demand for the complete ecosystem.
iii.
For acquisition of any type of vessel/ repair
of vessel by Government Department/ Agencies including Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) through global tendering process, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
existing policy of RoFR would continue to be implemented.
This again is a major policy to create demand.
iv.
Similarly, the Ministry has recently promulgated
a SoP for procurement/charter of Tugs in Major Ports in
India as per which Tugs required for services of all Major Ports shall be built
in Indian Shipyards as per standardised designs to be
published by the IPA.
v.
Support for development of ancillary industry:
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is trying to channelize domestic demand
towards Indian Shipyards by support for development of ancillary industries, measures
for GST rationalisation for ship repair, supporting Indian
ship design firms and ancillary/maritime clusters. The first maritime cluster called
as Konkan Maritime Cluster has been launched recently.
vi.
New scheme for promotion of flagging of
merchants ships in India: This Ministry has implemented
a new scheme for promotion of flagging of merchant ships in India by providing subsidy
support to Indian Shipping companies in global tenders floated by Ministries/Department/CPSEs
in order to promote the objective of Atamanirbhar Bharat.
The Government has approved a Scheme on 14th July, 2021 to provide Rs. 1624 crore over five years as subsidy support. As an outcome
of the scheme, Indian Shipping companies will become Internationally
competitive while importing government cargo.
vii.
Integration of Inland and coastal shipping:
Inland Vessels have been allowed to operate within in five (05)
nautical miles of the base line (inshore traffic corridor) in fair season and fair
weather conditions.
viii.
Cabotage
relaxation for Foreign fag passenger (cruise) vessels:
The foreign flag passenger (cruise) vessels have been allowed
to visit more than one Indian ports up-to 2029 without license from DG Shipping,
GoI.
ix.
Notification on Construction, Survey, Certification
and Operation of Indian River Sea Passenger Vessels:
By DGS order 05 of 2017 issued on 28.07.2017, the scope of River
Sea Passenger vessels have been expanded by covering more vessels in order to address
varying needs of transportation of passengers & tourism in Indian coast.
This information was given by Union Minister
for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya
Sabha on 7 December 2021.