Category: News

Chittagong, 14 November 2012: Western Marine Shipyard revamped Friendship’s floating hospital ‘Rongdhonu’ commences its operation today through its inauguration at Marine Workshop Ghat in the Chittagong port today. The floating hospital ‘Rongdhonu’ ship has renovated by Western Marine, will provide valuable primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare to vulnerable and marginalized populations living in the remote,…

Chittagong, 22 October 2012: International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) Chittagong Chapter & BGEMEA Chittagong Region had arranged a seminar and discussion on “Traffic Congestion and its Solution by River Transpiration” in the port city on 21st Oct 2012. Mr. Jon Danilowicz the Charge-de-Affairs of US Embassy in Bangladesh was the Chief Guest in the…

Chittagong, 07 October 2012: The U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E. Dan William Mozena has paid a goodwill visit to Western Marine Shipyard yesterday 06 Oct 2012 along with a delegation team of six members from the U.S. Embassy. Earlier the Ambassador visited the shipyard in May 2011. The Ambassador traveled to the shipyard by Western…

Chittagong, 05 October 2012: Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd in Chittagong has launched the first Deep Sea Mid Water fishing trawler ever built in Bangladesh on the 30th Sep 2012. Western Fishers Shipyard is a joint concern of Western Marine Shipyard & Fishers Shipyard. Western Fishers is the first shipyard in the country to have initiated…

Chittagong, 02 October 2012: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd, the top shipbuilding company in Bangladesh, has achieved two separate certificates for Occupational Health & Safety & Environment at a seminar Monday (October 1st, 2012) at a city hotel. The company has achieved OHSAS 18001 for Occupational Health & Safety from Bureau Veritas (BV) and and ISO…

Chittagong, 20 September 2012: Western Marine Thursday inaugurated the construction work of one 134 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) container vessel by laying a keel in its shipyard premises, Patiya. This is the first time the company will build container ships for inland route (CPA-PICT). The ship will be constructed under German class Germanischer Lloyd (GL).…

Chittagong, 19 September 2012: Scan Machinery BD ltd has launched a new factory at Ichanagar, Karnaphuli, Chittagong today (Sept 19, 2012) to offer a wide range of hydraulic equipments for shipbuilding companies. Scan Machinery is a joint venture of Western Fishers Ltd, a sister concern of Western Marine Shipyeard, Danish origin fishing and marine equipment…

Chittagong, 10 September 2012: Western Marine Shipyard (WMShL), the leading shipyard of Bangladesh has received two certificates from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for environment and occupational health & safety. The certificates are ISO 14001:2004 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007. Western Marine is the first shipyard in the country to receive such certificates which…

Chittagong, 30 August 2012: Country’s leading shipbuilder New Western Marine Shipbuilders Ltd has handed over two double hull tankers to Carbon Holdings & Coastal Gas Ltd. The tankers named MT Pride of Shah Ali & MT Pride of Shah Jalal will be used to transport fuel oil across the country. The keel laying ceremony of…

Chittagong, 29 June 2012: New Western Marine Ship Builders Ltd has laid keels of 1X 60 Ton BP tugboat and 1X1000MT carrying capacity water supply vessel in the shipyard premises at Patiya in Chittagong yesterday, 28 June 2012 This project is a milestone for the shipyard because Western Marine has made its century by laying…