Sr. Vice President of World Bank pays visit to Western Marine Shipyard
The Sr. Vice President (SVP) of the World Bank Mr. Kyle Peters has paid a goodwill visit to the country’s leading shipyard, Western Marine Shipyard Limited on the 29th of October 2015. Mr. Peters was on a 2 days tour to Bangladesh since 28th October 2015 and on the 29th he visited Chittagong to witness […]
Western Marine built ship MV Isla Bartolomé inaugurated by the Ecuadorian President
The latest export of Western Marine Shipyard to Ecuador-MV Isla Bartolomé was inaugurated by the President Rafael Correa recently. The ship earlier called MV Stella Atlantic was renamed MV Isla Bartolomé in memory of the British naval officer & naturalist Lieutenant Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan. She will transport cargo from Guayaquil to the Galapagos Islands […]
8,000 DWT MINI BULK CARRIER
Type of Ship: MINI BULK CARRIER VESSEL Customer: JSW Jaigarh Port Ltd, India Units: 06 (Six) Facts: Length OA: 122.25 m Length BP: 117.10 m Breadth MLD: 20.00 m Depth MLD: 07.20m Deadweight: 8,000 DWT Gross Tonnage: 6000 T Trial speed (loaded): 10 knots Fuel consumption: approx.196 gm/kwhr Engine Power:1330 kW @ 900 RPM, Yanmar, […]
Western Marine Exports Aluminum Ship to Tanzania
Western Marine Shipyard has shipped a newly constructed aluminum body catamaran type passenger ship for Tanzania on the 2nd of November 2014. The ship named “MV Dar Es Salaam” was boarded on another heavy carrier mother vessel at Chittagong port for transporting it to Tanzania. The ship has a capacity of carrying 300 passengers. It […]
Western Marine Shipyard makes debut in the stock market
Western Marine Shipyard Limited has made its debut trading by floating 41.28% of its total shares in the stock market of Bangladesh on the 2nd of November 2014 through an Listing Agreement Signing with the Dhaka Stock Exchange. The opening price of trading per share was at Tk. 35. The same day Western Marine Shipyard […]
Western Marine lays keel for another container vessel “MV Siara Ereshva” for use of Pangaon ICT
Western Marine has inaugurated the construction work of another 176 TEUs container vessel through a keel laying ceremony on the 24th of August, 2014 in the shipyard premises located in Patiya. The container ship will be owned & operated by M R Global Limited & she will be built under French class Bureau Veritas (BV). […]
Western Marine Shipyard Lays Keel of one Offshore Patrol Vessel
Western Marine Shipyard went into contract with JGH Marine A/S, Denmark to build & deliver one Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to the Kenyan Ministry of Fisheries, Livestock & Agriculture. This project shall remark one of the greatest achievements of the entire shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh. The Minister of Shipping Mr. Shajahan Khan has been the […]
Western Marine Inks a New Deal with Chittagong Port for building a Harbor Tugboat
Chittagong, 13 July 2014: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has signed a contract with Chittagong Port Authority yesterday for newbuilding of a 25 Ton BP Tugboat. The port Chairman Rear Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed and Managing Director of the shipyard Mr. Sakhawat Hossain signed the contract on behalf of their respective organizations. Other high officials of CPA […]
Western Marine goes for IPO
05 June 2014: This Tuesday, 4 June 2014 the securities regulator approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of the Western Marine Shipyard Limited (WMShL) to raise a fund worth Tk 1,575 million from public. The approval came at a commission meeting, chaired by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Professor Khairul Hossain, […]
Western Marine Constructing high-end ship for Kenyan Government
31 May 2014: On the 23rd of January 2014 Western Marine signed a contract with JGH Marine A/S of Denmark to build & deliver one Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). This project shall mark as one of the greatest achievement of the entire shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh as it will be an advanced ship which never […]