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2016 August 12   14:21

Cochin Shipyard cuts steel for ship No. 20 for government of India

The ceremonial event of cutting the first steel pla te for Ship No.20, was held  in Cochin Shipyard on 10 Aug 2016. The plate cutting ceremony is one of the initial milestones in the construction of a ship. 

The ship with a length of 118.4 meter, 20 meter wid th and 7.1 meter draft  and having a steel weight of approximately 3900 Tonne was contracted in  August 2015.   Further  to  construction  of  the  Indigenous  Aircraft  Carrier  for  the  Indian  Navy,  CSL  is  currently  building  a  Barge  for  M/s  Nat ional  Petroleum  Construction  Company,  Abu  Dhabi.   

CSL  has  started design  work  of  the  contract for building of two No. “1200 passenger cu m 1000 MT Cargo” and  another  two  No.  “500  passenger  cum  150  MT  Cargo”  vessels  for  the  Andaman & Nicobar Administration. 

CSL  has  already  delivered  18  of  the  20  Fast  Patrol  Vessels  built  for  the  Coast Guard and the balance two vessels are getting  ready for delivery.  The  Ro-Ro vessels for the Kochi Corporation are also scheduled to be delivered  soon.  In ship repair, INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier of  the Indian Navy has been  docked in CSL for the final refit.  Expansion plans are on the anvil for CSL in the for m of a New Dry Dock within CSL and an International Ship Repair Facility, in the land taken on  lease from Cochin Port Trust, at an outlay of 2,769 Crores.  

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