NICMAR

Synopsis on
MODERNISATION OF INDIAN
INFRASTRUCTURE: MARINE SECTOR

By

AMEYA V. TALEKAR G03153

INDRAJIT JADHAV G03123

ARVIND U. GIRASE G03118

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, GOA.

INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & OVERVIEW OF ‘PORTS &

SHIPYARDS’ IN INDIA

1
India’s rise in recent years is a most prominent development in the world economy.
India has re-emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. India’s
growth, particularly in manufacturing and services, has boosted the sentiments, both
within country and abroad. With an upsurge in investment and robust macroeconomic
fundamentals, the future outlook for India is distinctly upbeat. According to many
commentators, India could unleash its full potentials, provided it improves the
infrastructure facilities, which are at present not sufficient to meet the growing demand
of the economy. Failing to improve the country’s infrastructure will slow down India’s
growth process. Therefore, Indian government’s first priority is rising to the challenge of
maintaining and managing high growth through investment in infrastructure sector,
among others.

The importance of infrastructure for sustained economic development is well

recognized. High transactions costs arising from inadequate and inefficient
infrastructure can prevent the economy from realizing its full growth potential regardless
of the progress on other fronts.

As far as Marine sector of Indian infrastructure is considered, India has 11 major ports
and four major and three medium-sized shipyards, all government run. The Cochin
Shipyards in Kochi, Hindustan Shipyard in Vishakhapatnam, and Hooghly Dock and
Port Engineers in Calcutta are the most important shipbuilding enterprises in India.
Thirty-five smaller shipyards in India are in the private sector. Dry-docks at Kochi and
Vishakhapatnam accommodate the nation's major ship repair needs. Whereas
Upcoming Pipavav Shipyard which is Asia’s largest Dry dock and with largest load
handling Goliath will help India Economy as it has already secured 43 ship building
orders of about 40,000 to 1, 00,000 DWT capacity.

SCOPE OF PROJECT STUDY…

2
 NEW TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTED IN CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE SCALE

MARINE PROJECTS

STRUCTURES TO STUDY:

• JETTY

• DOLPHINS

• SHIPYARDS

• BREAKWATER

3
ADVANTAGES & TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

 Rapid construction Methods

 Constraints minimization

 Better Quality Management

 New Methodologies and techniques

 Project Management softwares

 Offshore and Onshore construction

4
References:

www.indiainfrastructure.com

http://www.eria.org

Construction World –May-June 2009

http://www.pipavavshipyard.com/news.html