Kolkata, Defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has signed a US$16.6 million contract with state-owned Bangladesh Inland Waterways Transport Authority (BIWTA) to build trailing suction hopper dredgers, an official said on Friday. Said to.
The Kolkata-based warship-builder has supplied a variety of ships to Mauritius, Seychelles and Guyana with the stated aim of increasing exports to friendly foreign countries.
The contract worth US$16.6 million was signed in Bangladesh capital Dhaka earlier this week for the supply of state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers to BIWTA, the GRSE official said.
He said the 58.70 meter long dredger with a speed of 10 knots will have better flexibility and adaptability to diverse sea conditions.
The GRSE official said the shipyard is also executing an order for construction of six patrol boats for the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project under the Department of Fisheries of the Government of Bangladesh.
The Kolkata-based warship-builder has supplied a variety of ships to Mauritius, Seychelles and Guyana with the stated aim of increasing exports to friendly foreign countries.
The contract worth US$16.6 million was signed in Bangladesh capital Dhaka earlier this week for the supply of state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers to BIWTA, the GRSE official said.
He said the 58.70 meter long dredger with a speed of 10 knots will have better flexibility and adaptability to diverse sea conditions.
The GRSE official said the shipyard is also executing an order for construction of six patrol boats for the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project under the Department of Fisheries of the Government of Bangladesh.
