Case Study: Tebma Shipyards Ltd achieves successful first-year dredger operation with Cummins marine engines

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Tebma Shipyards Ltd, working for the Indian Navy, needed a dredger capable of precise deepening work in docks, ports, rivers, and other restricted areas. The vessel, Dredger-1, was built around marine propulsion and dredging equipment, including Cummins engines and a Cummins-855-powered crane supplied by Titagarh Wagons.

Cummins provided twin KTA38-M marine engines, each producing 1,000 HP at 1,800 RPM, to power the dredger, while the crane handled dredging up to 10 meters deep with a 3-cubic-meter grab bucket and a 300-cubic-meter hopper for spoil handling. The solution completed its one-year warranty review successfully, and Dredger-1 returned to service with the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, demonstrating reliable performance in operational use.

Tebma Shipyards Ltd

M. Balasubramaniam

Senior Vice President