MDL Signs MoU With Tamil Nadu For Greenfield Shipyard

24 Sep 2025 CW Team

Under the Government of India’s Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state’s nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation, on 19 September 2025 to explore the development of a world-class greenfield shipyard on India’s eastern coast.

The MoU was formally exchanged between Shri Biju George, Director (Shipbuilding), MDL, and Dr. Darez Ahamed, IAS, Managing Director & CEO of Guidance Tamil Nadu, during a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) at Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The event was attended by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of MoPSW.

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