Western Marine Plants Three Hundred Trees

Chittagong, August 02, 2011: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd, the country’s leading shipbuilding company, on Tuesday (1st August 2011) launched tree plantation in its yard. As part of its initiatives, Western Marine Shipyard will plant 1000 trees in phases in the yard aiming at environment protection, which will help increase the oxygen level and reduce extreme […]

Western Marine Shipbuilders to build RORO ferry for (BIWTC)

Chittagong, July 29, 2011: Shipbuilding industry in Bangladesh has emerged enormously in the recent years as an opportunity for import substitute. Inland vessels & local ships which used to be imported from Europe once are now being constructed in our own land. One of them is called Roll-on/Roll-Off Ferry (RORO ferry). There are twelve Ro-ro […]

Western Marine Shipbuilders to build Pilot Cum Service Vessel for CPA

Chittagong, July 29, 2011: Pilot vessels are essential for port service. Chittagong Port has several pilot boats for carrying maritime pilots from shore to the outer anchorage, who guides incoming vessels to the port safely using the port connecting channel. This is necessary as pilotage techniques vary in each harbor which master of a ship […]

Western Marine Delivers Four Vessels to Germany & Bangladesh govt.

Chittagong, July 29, 2011: ountry’s leading shipbuilding company, Western Marine Shipyard Ltd today delivered four vessels to the German buyer Grona Shipping and Bangladesh government creating another milestone in the shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh. Among the four vessels, German buyer Grona Shipping received two 5200 DWT MPC Vessels and another two vessels were delivered to […]

WMShL adding another milestone to the shipbuilding industry in Bangladesh

Chittagong, July 28, 2011: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd., one of the countries’s leading shipbuilding companies, is going to deliver four vessels to the German buyer Grona Shipping & Bangladesh Govt. tomorrow, and adding another milestone to the shipbuilding industry in Bangladesh. Western Marine Shipyard Chairman Mr. Saiful Islam announces this at a press conference held […]

Marine inked contract with Nurjahan Group to build Oil Tankers

Chittagong, 19 July 2011: New Western Marine Ship Builders Ltd, a leading shipyard in the country will build 4 nos. of oil tankers for Nurjahan Group each having capacity of 1350 dwt (dead weight tonnage) at a cost of BDT 50 crore. These tankers will ensure fast transportation of edible oil within the nation. Mr. […]

Five Honorary Consuls of Bangladesh visited Western Marine in Chittagong

Chittagong, 15 Apr 2011: A number of Honorary Consuls of Bangladesh serving in various destinations all over the world had been invited to Bangladesh by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a Familiarization Program. The delegation includes Honorary Consuls serving in Yemen- Mr. Saleh Saeed Al Ghalebi, Norway- Mr. Eilif Dosen, Bulgaria- Mr. Stoyan Assenov […]

Western Marine delivers two more ice-class ships to Germany Ministry to form coordination cell for shipbuilding, Dilip

Chittagong, March 31, 2011: Bangladesh’s leading Shipbuilding Company Western Marine Shipyard Limited today (Thursday) delivered two more ships to its German buyer making another milestone in country’s shipbuilding sector. Minister for Industries Mr. Dilip Barua was present as the chief guest during the delivery of the two 100-metre-long ice-class vessels— EMSLAKE and EMSDOLLART, having a […]

Western Marine launches Occupational Health & Safety policy Aims to reduce preventable accidents to zero per cent by 2012

Chittagong, March 24, 2011: Bangladesh leading shipbuilding company Western Marine Shipyard Limited today (Thursday) launched Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy, aims at reducing preventable accidents at the workplace to zero per cent by 2012. Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Managing Director of Western Marine said that the company would follow internationally recognized OHS programme to improve […]