Western Marine Shipyard Limited set sail in the Pacific
The shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh has stepped into the Pacific by securing a new order from New Zealand. Western Marine Shipyard Limited has signed contract with New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade for building a new Unrestricted International SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Passenger Ship. The deal was signed between the two […]
Western Marine inks deal for newbuilding of inland container feeder vessel
Western Marine Shipyard has signed a new agreement for newbuilding of one more container ship. This ship will be constructed for Aryan Traders Ltd. The deal was signed by the Technical Director of Western Marine Shipyard Mr. Arifur Rahman Khan and the Managing Director of Aryan Traders Mr. Hasan Saife Jalil on behalf of their […]
Western Marine received National Export Trophy
Western Marine Shipyard received a gold trophy for their contribution in national export of Bangladesh for the year 2010-2011. 47 organizations were awarded trophies by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Begum Sheikh Hasina at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. All the organizations were awarded at three categories, gold, silver & Bronze. The ceremony was jointly organized […]
Local shipbuilders grabbing more orders for inland container vessels
On the 7th of Nov 2013 Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. For the first time ICT has been introduced in our country with three inland containers vessels which have started their commercial operation by carrying containers from Chittagong Port to Pangaon. The three inland container vessels […]
Western Fishers building fishing trawlers worth of BDT 300 crore
Western Fishers Shipyard holds a big market for newbuilding of fishing trawlers in Bangladesh. It is joint concern of Western Marine Shipyard & Fishers Shipyard. They have already secured orders for building twelve fishing trawlers. All these vessels are worth of around BDT300 crore. These trawlers are being built for four different private owners who […]
Western Marine laid keel for building a passenger ship for Tanzania
Western Marine Shipyard has inaugurated the construction work of one Aluminum body catamaran type passenger ship for Tanzania through a keel laying ceremony on the 26th of Sep 2013. The ships will be having a capacity of carrying 300 passengers. It will be used by Tanzania Ministry of Transportation to transport passengers in the inland […]
Western Marine inaugurates the construction work of one container ship for Pangaon Inland Container Terminal
Western Marine has inaugurated the construction work of one 176 TEUs container vessel through a keel laying ceremony on the 19th of September, 2013 in the shipyard premises. The ship will be built under German class Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and owner of the ship is Neepa Paribahan Ltd. She will be able to carry 176 […]
Western Marine will build another Ro-Ro ferry for BIWTC
Western Marine has inaugurated the construction work of one Ro-Ro ferry through a keel laying ceremony on the 28th of July 2013 in the shipyard premises located in Patiya. This is the second time Western Marine will be building a similar ferry for BIWTC. The ferry will operate in River Padma from Chandpur to Shariatpur. […]
Timblo Drydocks, India will provide dredging facilities to Mongla Port Authority in collaboration with Western Marine Shipyard
Timblo Drydocks based in Goa, India has signed agreement with Mongla Port Authority for building a complete set of dredging facilities for use of Mongla Port Authority. Western Marine Shipyard will provide full technical support to Timblo in this newbuilding project. This project is worth of USD 8.5 million. The contract was signed at the […]
IMO Secretary-General visits Western Marine
His Excellency Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of International Maritime Organization (IMO) has visited Western Marine Shipyard Ltd in Chittagong today June 26, 2013. During the visit he was accompanied by the Joint Secretary of Ministry of Shipping, Mr. Mr. Nasir Arif Mahmud; Deputy Secretary Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman; Commandant of Marine Academy Dr. Sajid Hussain & […]