Khulna Shipyard

Khulna Shipyard Limited
State-owned
Industry Shipbuilding
Ship engineering
Founded 1957
Headquarters Khulna, Bangladesh
Key people
 Vice Admiral Mohammed Nizamuddin Ahmed (Chairman)
Commodore K Kamrul Hassan (Managing Director)
Products Naval ships
Tankers
Patrol Boats
Owner Bangladesh Navy
Website Official Website

Khulna Shipyard Limited is a ship construction and repair yard at the Khulna, Bangladesh owned by the Government of Bangladesh under Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy.[1] It constructs Padma-class offshore patrol vessels for the Bangladesh Navy.Two Durjoy-class LPC under construction.It has built five Patrol Crafts for Bangladesh Navy and two container ships.[2]

History

The Shipyard was founded in 1957. On October 3, 1999 the Shipyard with a 993.7 million taka debt was handed over to Bangladesh Navy. In 2008 all debt had been cleared and since then has been making profit.[3] The Maldives had expressed interest in procuring patrol crafts for its Coast Guard.[4]

Naval projects

(1)Durjoy-class Large Patrol Craft: 2X currently in service, Two more units under construction. (2)Padma-class Patrol Craft:5 made by khulna shipyard,They are currently in service. (3)ALUMINIUM HARBOUR PATROL BOAT :CGS ATRAI. (4)BANGLADESH NAVY FLOATING CRANE :BNFC BALABAN. (5)STEEL FIRE FIGHTING BOAT. (6)Ferrys. (7)BUOY LAYING VESSEL. (8)Tug Boats. (9)Passenger ship. (10)3 X OIL TANKER. (11)Landing craft utilitys.

Reference

  1. ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (January 30, 2005). "Govt bodies deny Khulna Shipyard work orders. Navy seeks prime minister's intervention". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  2. ↑ "PM: Navy to have two submarines by 2015 UNB". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Rashid, Mamunur. "From warships to container vessels, Khulna shipyard makes it all". en.prothom-alo.com. Matiur Rahman. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Senior Correspondent. "Maldives wants to buy Bangladeshi patrol boats". bdnews24.com. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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