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.