Shipbuilding & Ship Repair

Hanwha Defense USA signed with Tote Services to build a 100-metre medium landing ship, the first order since the Korean group bought the Philadelphia yard in December 2024, Reuters reported.

Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam toured the Navy-run yard on 17 June 2026, inspecting landing craft, dredgers, tugs, pilot, survey and search-and-rescue vessels under construction.

Clarksons data show China won 1,131 of 1,481 ship orders in January-June 2026; South Korea took about a fifth and focused on high-value LNG carriers.

Shaikh Rabiul Alam said on 24 June 2026 that long-term 4% loans, export credit and tax holidays could lift local value addition in ships from 25-30% to 45-50%.

At Chattogram Dry Dock on 8 October 2026, Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said private yards could use guarantees under a model with Navy dockyards, as a high-level committee takes charge of shipbuilding and recycling.

Reported in September 2025: Ananda Shipyard handed over the multipurpose vessel Wes Wire to Turkey's NOPAC Shipping, which the company called its largest and most advanced export.

MV Rupsa and MV Sugandha, built by New Western Marine Shipbuilders for the Dhaka-Khulna-Barishal route, are described as the largest inland passenger ships of their kind in the country.

Export Promotion Bureau data show ship exports rose 666% from $2.94m, with Western Marine and Ananda the only exporters; a Tk 20bn refinancing fund has not been used, bdnews24.com reports.