This contract is in line with the ‘Option Agreement’ signed between both
the parties, for procurement of four additional MPVs from GRSE. The
shipyard will build a total of eight vessels (08) at an approx. order value of
108 MUSD. Each MPV will be 120 metres long and 17 metres wide with a maximum
draft of 6.75 metres. It can carry 7,500 metric tonnes of cargo. Each
vessel will have a single cargo hold to accommodate bulk, general and project
cargoes and Containers will be carried on hatch covers.
These ships have
been specifically designed to carry multiple large windmill blades on deck. The agreement for 5th MPV was signed between GRSE and Carsten Rehder
Schiffsmakler and Reederei GmbH & Co., represented by Cdr Shantanu Bose, IN
(Retd), Director (Shipbuilding) and Mr Jonas Meinhardt, Managing Director of
M/s Carsten Rehder respectively in the august presence Shri RK Dash, Director
(Finance), GRSE, DIG Subrato Ghosh, ICG (Retd), Director (Personnel), GRSE, and
senior officials from both GRSE & Carsten Rehder. Ministry of Defence,
Government of India PIB Kolkata Defence Production India MyGovIndia PMO India
Rajnath Singh Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, Government
of India