Shipbuilding & Ship Repair

The FICCI-organised event at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (2–4 November) brought together shipbuilders, port operators and technology firms. We look at what it means for Bangladesh.

Clarksons puts the backlog at 226.1m cgt, worth about $700bn. Deliveries are forecast to hit an all-time high of 64m cgt in 2027.

Ministers discussed clearing approvals from Chattogram to avoid 45-60 day delays, a one-stop service platform, and faster setup of a hazardous waste facility.

Reported in May 2025: the 800-tonne ocean-going tug, contracted in July 2024 as the first major deal under India's $500m defence credit line, was cancelled without public explanation.

Retired Navy captain Sayeed M Hassan argues in The Business Standard that BSC and private ship purchases abroad should be leveraged into a deep-draft yard and technology-transfer joint ventures at home.

Two Secretariat meetings on 13 August 2026 chaired by Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo looked at modern dry docks, modular building, green finance and a national hazardous-waste facility.

An unsolicited proposal for a 200-acre shipbuilding and repair facility with a 600m x 95m dry dock, financed by AIS Marine Investments with China Harbour as technical partner, has gone to the PPP Authority for appraisal.

The locally built crane, 45 metres long and 15 metres wide, will support repair and maintenance of naval ships at jetties and at sea, ISPR said on 4 June 2026.