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Revision as of 02:52, 1 February 2018 by Majid.cscm (talk | contribs) (Regularise)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Western Marine Shipyard Limited Bangladesh has built 143 Vessels for local & foreign clients & new building of more than 30 ships are in progress which includes deep sea fishing trawlers, port utility vessels, tugs, inland container ships, inland tankers, & passenger ships.
Western Marine Shipyard Limited has exported 31ships to the countries, Germany, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Ecuador, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, Kenya, Pakistan, UAE-Dubai & India. The annual market value of the local ship buildings in Bangladesh annual market value is about $1 billion whereas Western Marine Shipyard has built 112 of ships for the country till today and has been playing an important role in meeting the local demand as well.
Recently they have exported an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to Kenya for their Ministry of Fisheries (MOF). The 35 nautical miles speed (70km) OPV bagged the WorkBoat World best large patrol builder award 2017. It is the most capable OPV boat in the Kenyan MOF and is being used to patrol the Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone, keeping an eye on illegal fishing and unauthorized attempts to access Kenyan natural recourses as well as responding to natural disasters along the coast and islands. A high-tech fishing trawler of 3,300 DWT, named Norwegian Fishing Trawler (NFT), is being built by the WMSL for Norway. It is supposed to be the largest NFT and it will be handed over by 2019. Moreover, they have exported 2 units of 8,000DWT Mini Bulk Carrier for Jindal Steel Works, India, the biggest Ships Ever Built in Bangladesh and 01 unit of 65m Landing Craft, exported to UAE last year.
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