Pakistan wants to accelerate shipyard project

[RangeMaster]

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - Jane's Defence Industry
29 May 2019
Follow RSS

Pakistan's Standing Committee on Defence Production has called for work to be accelerated on the country's long-delayed programme to develop a naval shipyard in Gwadar, a port city on Pakistan's southwestern coast.

A statement by Pakistan's Senate on 27 May said its defence production committee had "laid stress to expedite the completion [of the shipyard]", which was first proposed in 2008.

The Senate added that the construction project should be overseen by the country's Ministry of Defence Production, which should "supervise all work [including] conducting feasibility studies [and] infrastructure to [support] future load and density requirements".

The new shipyard would be focused on meeting the Pakistan Navy?s requirements and defence export opportunities, alongside pursuing commercial shipbuilding contracts to strengthen revenue streams, said the Senate.

 

[TOPGUN]

Outstanding news much needed !!

 

[YeBeWarned]

Finally someone is actually doing some good work ...

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Good .. Should've done earlier

1 Shipyard is not enough

Moreover private investors should be invited as well

 

[CriticalThought]

Alhamdulillah. Masha Allah. Awesome! Gawadar us a good location for a shipyard plus a foundry as well. We need to mandate by policy that for any ship built in the shipyard, the metal must come from Pakistani foundries.​

 

[war&peace]

A much needed facility / project... not just for navy but we need a shipyard for non-military commercial purposes as well. And Gwadar being the deep sea port is the best location for launching the largest of the vessels.

 

[maximuswarrior]

Fantastic news.

 

[Mahmood-ur-Rehman]

Give steel mill to Army for steel production in Pakistan for defense use

 

[Tamiyah]

This should be the one who covers all the military projects from developing till handover. So KSEW can take a break from PNs work. Maybe then expand it. Do you guys agree with me?

 

[Syed1.]

Wonderful news. One cruise or container ship requires dozens of industries to be working in tandem to produce.

 

[ZAC1]

2 shipyard producing atleast 8 ships per batch is something we ever wished ....hope 3rd shipyard will be build in future

 

[Fawadqasim1]

Good news

 

[Tamiyah]

2 shipyard producing atleast 8 ships per batch is something we ever wished ....hope 3rd shipyard will be build in future

Pehle 2 to ban jayein.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Good initiative. Perfect place for new shipyard.

 

[Samlee]

Both Korea and Japan Offered Shipyards On BOT Basis In Port Qasim and Gwadar But We Have Never Really Been Interested In Our National Development