India is determined to join the world’s top shipbuilding and shipping nations. In DNV’s latest article, Pioneering high-tech, green shipbuilding in India, the classification society shares how DNV provides expertise and services to support India and Cochin Shipyard’s ambitious shipbuilding programme.
Cochin Shipyard in southern India is at the forefront of India’s maritime industry development programme, enjoying a reputation as a specialist in high-quality, high-tech, green shipbuilding. From sophisticated hybrid offshore support vessels to modern multipurpose ships and zero-emission ferries for European and Indian owners, the yard has demonstrated its far-ranging capabilities and is earning world-wide recognition.
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India aspires to be among the top ten shipbuilding nations by 2030 and among the top five by 2047. But to catch up with other shipbuilding and shipping nations, it will not be sufficient to focus on the maritime industry alone, says Nair. “To build up powerful maritime clusters, many other industries need to be developed in parallel. We must advance on many fronts to create the momentum we need. And to accomplish this, we want to attract investments from global companies.”
There are undeniable signs of progress. The nation’s efforts to accumulate shipbuilding know-how and state-of-the-art technology are taking shape, thanks to a concerted effort involving all branches of government. Cochin Shipyard, located in the port city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, with subsidiary yards in Udupi and Hooghly, is at the forefront of this development. Established in 1972, the shipbuilding and ship repair yard first built smaller vessels, then gradually added naval and short-sea ships as well as functional ships such as anchor handling tugs and platform supply vessels, mainly for the European market.
Find out how Cochin Shipyard is investing in state-of-the-art technology and focusing on green shipping, and how DNV has engaged with the Indian maritime sector.
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