GRSE looking at more export orders

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is gearing to be a leading warship shipyard in the world, not just meeting domestic requirements but also overseas. GRSE has been talking to about five countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia for export orders.

Giving details of GRSE plans, the Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral (Retd) Anil Kumar Verma said that the first export order for offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for Mauritius was underway, to be delivered in the second half of 2014.

The most major project GRSE is executing is the ASW (anti-submarine warfare) Corvette P 28 project. The first ship has completed sea trials and it has indigenous content at 80 per cent, highest achieved by any project of the Indian Navy. The first ship will be delivered this financial year.

From the first warship INS Ajay built in 1961, GRSE has come a long way and till date has delivered over 800 vessels, including 89 warships for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.