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Chittagong, 29 March 2014: The Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina inaugurated M.V. Bangali, the largest passenger ship for Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corp. (BIWTC). M.V. BANGALI is the highest capacity passenger ship added in the fleet of BIWTC capable of carrying 754 passengers. Through inauguration of BANGALI Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina personally experienced…

Western Marine has marked another achievement for themselves & the entire shipbuilding industry of the nation by laying the 130th keel of the shipyard. This keel has been laid for a passenger ship on the 19th of February 2014 which is being built for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. The ship…

A delegation from Tanzania has made a goodwill visit to Western Marine Shipyard Limited in Chittagong on the 3rd of February 2014. The Mayor of Chittagong Mr. Mohammad Manjur Alam was present in this occasion as the Chief Guest. The Tanzanian delegation was headed by the Regional Commissioner of Dar Es Salaam region in Tanzania…

Western Marine has inaugurated the construction work of another 176 TEUs container vessel through a keel laying ceremony on the 25th of Jan, 2014 in the shipyard premises located in Patiya. The ship will be built under German class Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and owner of the ship is Aryan Traders Ltd. She will be able…

Western Fishers Shipyard Limited & Agro Food Services Limited signed agreement for building another fishing vessel on 24 December 2013. Western Fishers is a joint venture concern of Western Marine & Fishers Shipyard. The shipyard has already built three Deep Sea Mid-Water Fishing Vessels for Agro Food Services, a sister concern of Sea Resources Group.…

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 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 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…

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 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…