Dredging Intl, L&T get Shell draft order

 SHGPL, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, is setting up a Rs 3,000 crore regassified LNG terminal here.

 Draft involves anchoring of huge ships, ranging from 1,25,000 metric tonne to 1,35,000 metric tonne of LNG capacity.

 Dredging work at the terminal, which recently kicked off, is expected to be carried over in the next six months till monsoon hits the region. It is expected to acquire 12 metres of draft in the sea area close to the LNG terminal.

 The dredging work will also be required to be carried out around two km away from its LNG jetty, where Shell is setting up a multi-cargo port at an investment of Rs 1,000 crore.

 In another upcoming LNG project in Gujarat, developed by Petronet LNG Lte (PLL), a consortium of companies, at Dahej in Bharuch district, draft is available at over 11 metres.