Khulna Shipyard

Khulna Shipyard Limited

Type	State-owned
Industry	Shipbuilding Ship engineering
Founded	1957 (1957)
Headquarters	Khulna, Bangladesh
Key people	Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (Chairman) Commodore K. Kamrul Hassan (Managing Director)
Products	Naval ships Tankers Patrol Boats
Owner	Bangladesh Navy
Website	khulnashipyard.com

Khulna Shipyard Limited is a ship construction and repair yard at the Khulna, Bangladesh owned by the Government of Bangladesh under Ministry of Defence and managed by the Bangladesh Navy.^[1] It constructs Padma-class offshore patrol vessels for the Bangladesh Navy. Two Durjoy-class LPC are under construction. It has built five Patrol Crafts for Bangladesh Navy and two container ships.^[2]

History

The shipyard was founded in 1957. On 3 October 1999 the shipyard with a 993.7 million taka debt was handed over to Bangladesh Navy. In 2008 all debt had been cleared and since then has been making profit.^[3] The Maldives had expressed interest in procuring patrol crafts for its Coast Guard.^[4]

Naval projects

• Durjoy-class Large Patrol Craft: 2X currently in service, Two more units under construction.
• Padma-class Patrol Craft:5 made by Khulna Shipyard, They are currently in service.
• Aluminium harbour patrol boat: CGS Atrai
• Bangladesh Navy floating crane: BNFC Balaban
• Steel fire fighting boat
• Ferrys
• Buoy laying vessel
• Tug Boats
• Passenger ship
• 3 X Oil tanker
• Landing craft utilities

References

See also

• Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited