Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), functioning under the administrative control of the MoD, Govt. of India, has positioned itself as a fastest growing shipbuilder on the west coast of India, capable of designing and building high technology and sophisticated ships. With an unmatchable track record of timely execution and delivery at ‘fixed cost’ of over 200 Ships and more than 160 Fast Interceptor Boats, GSL stands as the success story of the changing face of Indian Defence Shipyards.
Equipped with an in-house design capability and most modern facilities, GSL has excelled in its core competence area of building a wide range of Patrol Vessels, Missile Boats, Landing Crafts, Training Vessels, Survey Vessels, Sail Training Ships, Fast Patrol Vessels and Yardcraft for the Defence Sector, besides other types of vessels in the commercial sector. GSL has capability to design and build ships to its customer’s requirements and its in-house R&D unit is recognized by DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
The last few years have seen transformational performance by Shipyard in all quarters. The Shipyard established unique benchmark in Indian Shipbuilding by delivering over 23 ships, all ahead of schedule, amounting to Gross tonnage of 32,000 tonnes, highest in the industry. The throughput achieved validates the processes & productivity which has been consistently increasing year on year.
In 2018-19, the Shipyard completed Coast Guard Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel Project (AOPV) involving six ships, with all six Vessels delivered ahead of schedule and in 2022, the Yard successfully executed five Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel Project again for the Coast Guard. The build period of these 2400 ton AOPVs was reduced to 36 months from 67 months taken earlier for last OPVs built by GSL. The Shipyard, with its excellent track record and performance, has made significant inroads into global market with export of diverse vessels to Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Countries. Shipyard has exported 36 vessels and a Damage Control Simulator to friendly foreign countries. These projects again were delivered ahead of schedule and superior build quality led to accolades at the highest levels.
Riding on the success wave, GSL is presently executing the prestigious Advanced Missile Frigate Project or Project 1135.6 which was inked in Jan 2019 which is picking up momentum with the Design Phase at advanced stages and production activity also proceeding at planned pace. The other two major projects being executed are the 02 Pollution Control Vessels and 08 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, which are entering into full scale production stage soon. GSL has also emerged the least bidder for the 07 New Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Project for the Indian Navy. The contract for this project is expected to be inked in the near future.
Constantly building and consolidating its experience gained over half a century and reputation for excellence and consistent track record of timely deliveries, GSL today, confidently looks ahead to successfully meet the challenges of the future requirement of our forces indigenously.