When will the Pipavav Shipyard dry dock will be operational?
The Pipavav Shipyard’s dry dock in Pipavav Gujarat is likely to be operational in October this year. The dock, which is 662 meters long and 65 meters wide, can at once be used for two Panamax ships and two small ships. Brief us about your order book? The company has orders for a total of 22 Panamax size vessels and 12 OSVs from ONGC. Our customers are re-negotiating orders for eight vessels out of 22 Panamax vessels, while order four vessels are under arbitration due to differences of opinions. What is the outlook for the shipping industry? There was a global meltdown in the shipping industry. This was a temporary phenomenon. We are here to service the needs of the country in terms of building naval ships, coast guard vessels and the growing needs of the oil & gas sector. Brief us about the bid for Nevy ships? We have submitted bids for seven naval vessels – five naval offshore patrol vessels and two cadet training ships. Brief us about your employee strength? We have about 972 employe
