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Jaideep Mazumdar, Ambassador of India to Philippines, visited Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Tuesday.
According to a press note, GSL CMD Cmdr B B Nagpal conducted the Ambassador around the shipyard and apprised him of the various shipbuilding, ship repair activities and the expertise available at GSL, besides the recent export projects, successfully completed by GSL in the last three years.
He was taken around ships under various stages of construction at GSL. The Ambassador was apprised of the ambitious GSL modernisation plan and progress thereof.
During the visit, a presentation was made to the Ambassador on the emergence of GSL to a frontline shipyard and largest exporter of warships from India, capable of designing and building ships for various customers, from concept to commissioning.
Notably, GSL has successfully completed multiple prestigious export orders for friendly countries like Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Mauritius, by delivering all the ships much ahead of delivery schedules and is gearing up to take up new exports projects soon. Recently, GSL has also been entrusted with much complex and weapon intensive Stealth frigate projects for which contract conclusion is in final stages.
The ambassador was appreciative of GSL’s efforts in up-gradation of the shipyard, making it future ready and congratulated them for successful completion of quality ship building projects, including export projects, well within contractual time frame. The ambassador’s visit to GSL is seen as recognition of its export efforts in the Far East countries.
