Development

The Development Wing is headed by the Development Adviser (Ports). He is assisted by two Directors, two Deputy Directors, and One Assistant Director.

The Development Wing is an Apex Technical Organisation dealing with the subjects of port development and renders technical advice on matters relating to the development of Major Port Projects, Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW) and the Dredging Corporation of India, etc. The technical appraisal Notes for Project Proposals from Ports Wing, Shipping Wing, Inland Waterways Transport Research Wing, and Sagarmala Division are prepared by the officers for consideration by competent authorities. This Wing also renders technical advice to other Ministries in the case of Fishing Harbours and also Maritime State Governments as and when requested regarding Minor Ports. This Wing also renders advice in techno-commercial disputes between ports and the contracting firms as and when required. The wing also render technical appraisal of the port and harbour projects of the externally funded food projects of ministry of External Affairs in the neighbouring countries namely Sri lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and Myanmar. The Wing gives input to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for formulation/upgradation of Indian Standards on Port & Harbour Engineering and also on equipment and floating crafts.

The Development Wing is associated with processing the technical and administrative matters related to the International Navigation Association –Permanent International Association for Navigational Congress, (INS-PIANC) wherein the Government of India, Ministry of Ports Shipping and waterways is a member country. The PIANC is a worldwide non-political and non-profit making technical and scientific organization of corporation’s National governments, and private individuals, with the objective to promote the maintenance and operation of both inland and maritime navigation by fostering progress in planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of inland and maritime waterways and ports and of coastal areas of general use in industrialized and industrializing countries.

The Development Wing assists in the inspection by the Indian Coast Guard for implementation of “National oil spill Disaster contingency plans” at the Major Ports. It also coordinates the Ministry's Research & Development Committee works in respect of the Ports, Shipping, and IWT sectors.

Development Adviser (Ports) is associated with the number of technical committees in the capacity of Chairman/Member

DETAILS OF OFFICERS – DEVELOPMENT WING

INFORMATION RELATED TO R&D SCHEME (PORT SECTOR)

LIST OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SANCTION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2020-25)

Sl. No.	Name of the Research Project	Cost of Projects (In Lakhs)	Project Proponent	Status of the project
1	Utility of High Strength Self Compacting Alkali Activated Slag Concrete) HS-SC-AASC) filled steel tubes in the enhancement of strength and durability in Ports, Harbour, and offshore structures.	24.40	IIT Roorkee	Completed
2	Ameliorate Dredged Sediments.	140.55	IIT Bombay	Completed
3	Submerged vanes for river training and sediment management in streams and their field application.	172.5	IIT Roorkee	Completed
4	Design, Analysis and Development of Hybrid Floating Offshore Breakwater.	49.2184	NITK	Completed
5	New resilient breakwater for the safety of Port and Harbour against Tsunami.	45.00	NITK	Completed
6	Valorization of Dredged Sediments.	46.4738	IIT Bombay	Ongoing
7	Comprehensive Analysis of Siltation Behaviour of Navigation Channels and basins of MbPT & JNPT.	96.899	IIT Bombay	Ongoing
8	R & D Scheme “Improved draft forecasting and morphological change predictions affecting navigation in River Hooghly using computer applications”	82.968	IIT Kharagpur	Ongoing

INFORMATION RELATED TO R&D SCHEME (SHIPPING SECTOR)

LIST OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SANCTION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Sl. No.	Name of the Research Project	Cost of Project (in lakhs)	Project Proponent	Status of the Project
01	Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vessel	1750.00	CSL	Completed
02	Green shipping: Drag reduction of underwater bodies by modifying the surface and flow conditions.	76.09624	IIT Delhi	On going
03	Analysis of Fiber Reinforced/Sandwich Composite Ship Structural System.	81.02	IIT Delhi	On going
04	Development of a shallow-water towing simulation software for complex bathymetry and hull shapes.	69.81304	IIT Delhi	On going
05	Robust machine learning based optimization of ship hull by IIT Delhi.	71.06	IIT Delhi	On going
06	Structural health monitoring of ship hulls using artificial intelligence for increased safety and condition-based decision-making.	76.472	IIT Delhi	On going
07	The design, Development construction and demonstration of fully indigenous autonomous surface vessel (ASV) pilot project.	4000	Cochin Shipyard Limited	On going
08	Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Doped Titanium Nano-Metal Oxide Additives in Bio-based Vegetables Gear Oil Lubricant for Marine Applications.	55.72	Indian Maritime University	On going
09	Development of mathematical model for the maneuverability, predictions of island vessels.	104.35	Indian Maritime University	On going
10	Studies for ensuring channel stability off Haldia multi-model terminal of IWAI.	37.40	Indian Maritime University	On going
11	Underwater Radiated Noise from Port-related activities and its mitigation measures.	18.55	Indian Maritime University	On going
12	Numerical studies on Hull form optimization of Indian Inland vessels for minimum wave wash.	78.272	Indian Maritime University	On going
13	Design and development of an innovative methodology for advanced assessment of the lubricating oil performance based on frequency domain spectroscopy used for marine applications.	62.3656	Indian Maritime University	On going