The company was incorporated as “Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Private Limited” under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 vide Certificate of Incorporation dated October 26, 2015 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai. Subsequently, the company was converted into a Public Limited Company pursuant to the special resolution passed by the shareholders at the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of the company held on January 23, 2020 and consequent upon conversion the name of the company was changed to “Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited” vide a fresh certificate of incorporation dated January 31, 2020 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai.

The company is engaged in the business of owning and operating of Marine Crafts for dredging along with repairs and maintenance/refits of Marine Crafts and Marine Infrastructure. Its group started its business in the year 2013 under the name Kamal Marine & Engineering Works, which undertakes the business of repair/ refits of marine crafts. With a two years of marine engineering experience and sustainable financial growth, the group expanded to owning and operating small crafts under the flagship of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works with its head office at Mumbai. Over the years it has become an established player in the small-craft business segment in India and has evolved from a small ship-repair unit to a ship-owning Company.

Business area of the company

The company has two major segments which includes following:

• Owning and operating of Marine crafts for dredging services.
• Ancillary services - conducting marine hydrographic & magnetometer survey, providing technical manpower solutions for maintenance and operation of vessels and repairs and Maintenance/ Refits of Marine Crafts and Marine Infrastructure.

Major events and milestones of company:

• 2016: Salvage of Steel Walkway at Kandla Port and Replacing it with Newly Fabricated Walkway.
• 2017: Conversion of Hopper Barge River Pearl 2 into Grab Dredger.
• 2018: Flagging off ceremony of River Pearl 1 by Honorable Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya (Minister of State for Ministry of Shipping Government of India).
• 2019: Induction of TSHD River Pearl 4 at Kolkata Channel by Shri Vinit Kumar, (Chairman Kolkata Port Trust).
• 2019: Transportation of Pilot Boat River Pearl 3 by Road from Mumbai Port to Vizag Port and starting of the work at Vizag Port.
• 2020: Completion of 1 Million Cubic Meters of Dredging under single order at Kolkata Port by TSHD River Pearl 4.
• 2020: Successful completion of two and half years of deployment of River Pearl 1 without a single hour of down time / off hire.
• 2020: Successful completion of two and half years of deployment of River Pearl 2 without a single hour of down time / off hire.