Ship Construction & Repair Yard:

The coast of Maharashtra has been a ship-building center for many centuries. The expertise and the manpower available in the local area make this business more attractive. In addition, Mumbai being the hub of off shore activity, a large no. of jack up rigs, oil platforms, off shore supply vessels, tugs, barges, etc. which has been operating for over 20 to 25 years are due for major repairs and maintenance. This provides an excellent opportunity for ship repair activity for meeting the requirement of the off shore industry. Small/medium scale ship construction is yet another area which has not been exploited. Various sites have been earmarked for this purpose, which could be inspected and relevant Hydrographic data could be obtained from MMB.

Ship Breaking Activity:

Trained manpower, ready available market, ideally located site, favourable natural conditions all exist for developing ship-breaking activities. This sector has so far not been organized well and therefore, has good potential for development. MMB has identified Rajpuri creek, Vasai creek, Kalbadevi, etc. exclusively for this activity. In addition, potential areas chosen by investors shall also be considered by MMB subject to the environmental safeguard norms.

In the recent years there has been growing demand for ship-building and repair services. Maharashtra provides an excellent framework for such activities. This is reflected by the number of companies operating shipyards in the state such as Bharati Shipyard at Ratnagiri.

Recent Initiatives

BHP Maritime has been given the permission to establish a shipyard at Dharamtar creek.