At Kattupalli (near Ennore, 40 km from Chennai) Honorable Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday, Jan. 30, inaugurated new world-class the Rs 3,375 crore Kattupalli shipyard-cum-minor port. This state-of-the-art facility is a joint venture of Tidco (Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation) and L&T namely, L&T Shipbuilding Limited.
The Shipyard complex includes facilities for commercial ship building including Very Large Cargo Carriers, specialized cargo ships for liquid / gas transportation and cruise vessels. It also has the capability to build vessels for the Defence sector, off-shore platforms & floating production cum storage facilities for the Oil & Gas sector. The Shipyard also has the facilities for refitting and re-engineering of commercial and defence vessels, and heavy engineering fabrication and components production for ship building purposes.
The port can handle big cargo ships, vessels carrying LNG and petroleum fuel.
L&T selected the Tamil Nadu site for this project based on its suitability, the investor friendly policies of the Tamil Nadu Govt. and the availability of large pool of technically qualified and skilled manpower in the state.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 31, 2013