Goa Shipyard Limited

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Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is one of India's leading shipyards. It is located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa and functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. It was established in 1957, originally by the Portuguese-India govt as "Estaleiros Navais de Goa", to build barges to be used in Goa's growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India's blockade of Goa in 1955. After the liberation of Goa by the Indian armed forces in 1961, it was requisitioned to manufacture warships for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. GSL is undergoing a modernizing of its yard to adapt to the latest technology in shipbuilding. Our biggest strength is delivery. For the first time in the history of GSL, we are doing four big projects simultaneously - six Coast Guard OPVs, two Sri Lankan OPVs, two Mauritian FPVs and 11 Mauritian FIVs. I have been consistently saying that I will deliver the first OPV by October. On 15 August, we sailed the ship and for the first time it went to sea and achieved the rated speed. We will deliver the first ship of the project on the delivery date and the remaining before the delivery dates. Other shipyards are known to delay projects for years.



Adapted from Wikipedia.

www.goashipyard.co.in
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Coordinates:   15°24'13"N   73°49'27"E

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