The Indian Navy has inducted LSAM 23 (Yard 133), the ninth Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, in a ceremony held on March 12, 2025, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The event was attended by Commodore Manish Vig, General Manager (Quality Assurance), Naval Dockyard Mumbai. The ACTCM Barge is part of an eleven-barge contract awarded […]
The eighth and final Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, LSAM 11 (Yard 79), was delivered to the Indian Navy on March 7, 2025, at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The vessel was constructed by SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, a Visakhapatnam-based shipyard, under a contract signed on February 19, 2021. The MCA Barges were designed in […]
Artson Group, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, and Malabar Cements have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a boat manufacturing unit in Kochi. The project, valued at Rs 300 crore, was formalized at the Invest Kerala Global Summit. The manufacturing facility will be built on seven acres of land leased by Malabar […]
Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded contracts worth approximately €9 million by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for the design and project management of two new shipbuilding and repair yards in Mumbai. The project will integrate MDL’s existing shipyard with the new facilities, forming a larger complex that will include what is expected to be India’s […]
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities in ship repair, maintenance, and new vessel construction in India. The agreement aims to enhance ship maintenance capabilities, with Maersk planning to conduct its first vessel repair at CSL in 2025. Under the MoU, Maersk […]
Cochin Shipyard has signed a land lease agreement with the Cochin Port Authority to establish a new shipbuilding facility. The project will be developed in collaboration with a foreign partner. The expansion will increase Cochin Shipyard’s capacity for shipbuilding and repairs. It will add to the company’s existing ₹1,799 crore dry dock and support the […]
Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited has announced the addition of a new business vertical focused on shipbuilding and maritime systems. The decision, approved by the company’s Board of Directors on February 3, 2025, marks an expansion beyond its core rail-based operations. The new maritime division will undertake shipbuilding, ship repair, and related activities. The company […]
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a government-owned shipbuilding company, has officially commenced production of two major projects for the Indian Coast Guard. A plate-cutting ceremony was held on December 19, 2024, marking the beginning of construction for the first of 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) and the second of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels […]
Udupi-Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), a subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), launched the first of six 3,800-deadweight ton (DWT) general cargo vessels being constructed for Norway-based shipping company Wilson ASA. The vessel, measuring 89.43 meters in length and 13.2 meters in breadth with a draft of 4.2 meters, is designed by Conoship International of the […]
The steel cutting ceremony for the first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) for the Indian Navy took place on December 16, 2024, at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi. The event marked the start of construction for the vessel under a contract signed in March 2023 for six ships, with deliveries expected to begin in […]