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Modern ship repair facility coming up near Chennai
Tamil Nadu will have the first and the most modern ship repair facility which will become operational in the next couple of months, according to a top official of Larsen and Toubro.
The Rs. 4,000-crore project is being set up jointly by L&T and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) in two phases on a 1,200-acre of land at Kattupalli, about 29 km from Chennai, through 'L&T Shipbuilding Limited' (LTSB), for developing a minor port and building specialised ship, along with a repair unit.
Talking to The Hindu, M.V. Kotwal, member of L&T Board, president – Heavy Engineering, said: "We chose Tamil Nadu as it is closer to the international shipping lane. Even though there are two or three ship repair facilities in the country, they are outdated. The oncoming facility is the first one being built in India with no foreign assistance and will have the unique ship lifting facility. We can handle six to seven ships at a time. At present, the closest ship repair facilities in Asia are in Singapore and Colombo."
As per the plan, the project will have facilities to build offshore platforms, drilling rigs and a floating production, storage and offloading unit for oil and gas sector; heavy engineering fabrication and components production for ship building; a minor port that can handle container ship; and a unique 18,000-tonne ship-lift with repair facilities.
"In the first phase, we will build defence and highly specialised commercial ships to compete with Japanese and Korean shipyards. We will also handle container ships and decide about chemical vessels in the next phase," he said.
Stating that the need of the hour was to have a good connectivity to NH5, he said the matter had been taken up with the State government and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) authorities to move goods and containers easily between Ennore and Kattupalli.
"We will have an excellent four-lane road within our premises. We do not have problems for water and power. In Minjur, we will provide housing facilities for limited numbers. We have identified 90 families in the surrounding area and built 110 houses. The next stage is to have better schools and to develop the area," he said.
LTSB is setting up a Marine Design Centre in Chennai that can train about 100 engineers with the help of advanced technology and a skill training centre at Kattupalli.
"This facility will provide direct employment to about 10,000 people and would enable at least 10 to 15 ancillaries to supplement our shipyard by setting up their shops here," he said.
The Hindu : Business / Companies : Modern ship repair facility coming up near Chennai
Tamil Nadu will have the first and the most modern ship repair facility which will become operational in the next couple of months, according to a top official of Larsen and Toubro.
The Rs. 4,000-crore project is being set up jointly by L&T and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) in two phases on a 1,200-acre of land at Kattupalli, about 29 km from Chennai, through 'L&T Shipbuilding Limited' (LTSB), for developing a minor port and building specialised ship, along with a repair unit.
Talking to The Hindu, M.V. Kotwal, member of L&T Board, president – Heavy Engineering, said: "We chose Tamil Nadu as it is closer to the international shipping lane. Even though there are two or three ship repair facilities in the country, they are outdated. The oncoming facility is the first one being built in India with no foreign assistance and will have the unique ship lifting facility. We can handle six to seven ships at a time. At present, the closest ship repair facilities in Asia are in Singapore and Colombo."
As per the plan, the project will have facilities to build offshore platforms, drilling rigs and a floating production, storage and offloading unit for oil and gas sector; heavy engineering fabrication and components production for ship building; a minor port that can handle container ship; and a unique 18,000-tonne ship-lift with repair facilities.
"In the first phase, we will build defence and highly specialised commercial ships to compete with Japanese and Korean shipyards. We will also handle container ships and decide about chemical vessels in the next phase," he said.
Stating that the need of the hour was to have a good connectivity to NH5, he said the matter had been taken up with the State government and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) authorities to move goods and containers easily between Ennore and Kattupalli.
"We will have an excellent four-lane road within our premises. We do not have problems for water and power. In Minjur, we will provide housing facilities for limited numbers. We have identified 90 families in the surrounding area and built 110 houses. The next stage is to have better schools and to develop the area," he said.
LTSB is setting up a Marine Design Centre in Chennai that can train about 100 engineers with the help of advanced technology and a skill training centre at Kattupalli.
"This facility will provide direct employment to about 10,000 people and would enable at least 10 to 15 ancillaries to supplement our shipyard by setting up their shops here," he said.
The Hindu : Business / Companies : Modern ship repair facility coming up near Chennai
