Ship Building
The first ship to roll out of the Cochin Shipyard was the MV Rani Padmini in 1981.
The yard has delivered two of India’s largest double hull Aframax tankers each of 95,000 DWT.
CSL has secured shipbuilding orders from internationally renowned companies from Europe and the Middle East. The shipyard is building six 30,000 DWT bulk carriers for Clipper Group of the Bahamas and the first three vessels have been launched.
Eight platform supply vessels for Sea Tanker Management Co Ltd, Norway are also under construction.
CSL is also building the Indian Navy’s first indigenous Vikrant class aircraft carrier. Work on the 40,000 tons carrier commenced in February 2009
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