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MDL signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to develop world-class Greenfield Shipyard on Eastern Coast

September 23, 2025 Photo(s): By PIB

Under the framework of 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 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state's nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation, on September 19, 2025, to explore the development of a world-class greenfield shipyard on India's eastern coast.

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

MDL signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to develop world-class Greenfield Shipyard on Eastern Coast at Bhavnagar, in Gujarat on September 19, 2025.