On September 19, 2025, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state's nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation, to explore the development of a world-class greenfield shipyard on India's eastern coast under the Government of India's Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. The MoU was formally signed and exchanged between Shri 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 Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of MoPSW. This was posted by PIB Delhi on 23 SEP 2025 at 5:26 PM. The Release ID is 2170194.
Key Entities Referenced
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL): A Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, signing the MoU.
Tamil Nadu: State where the Greenfield Shipyard is to be developed.
Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047: Framework under which the MoU was signed.
Guidance Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu's nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation; co-signing the MoU.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW): Ministry under which the ceremony was organised
Ministry of Defence
MDL signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to
develop world-class Greenfield Shipyard on Eastern
Coast
Posted On: 23 SEP 2025 5:26PM by PIB Delhi
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 Shri 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 Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of MoPSW.
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