MUMBAI: A landmark step towards strengthening India’s shipbuilding capabilities. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited(MDL), has signed an MoU with National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra Limited (NSHIPML) to participate as the Anchor Shipyard in the proposed Greenfield Shipbuilding Industrial Cluster at Dighi, Maharashtra.
The MoU was signed in the presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, and the Hon’ble Minister for Fisheries and Ports, Shri Nitesh Rane.
The proposed world-class shipyard envisages an annual shipbuilding capacity of at least 1.2 million Gross Tonnage and an investment of approximately ₹15,000 crore. It will enable the construction of large commercial vessels and help create a globally competitive maritime industrial ecosystem comprising ancillary industries, MSMEs, technology partners and skilled employment.
This transformative initiative has been driven by Shri Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Defence Production), whose vision, sustained guidance and support have been instrumental in bringing the project to this important milestone.
The Dighi project marks MDL’s strategic expansion from its established strengths in warship and submarine construction into large-scale commercial shipbuilding—and represents a significant contribution to India’s maritime ambitions under MAKV2047.
