A Govt. of India owned shipyard at Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., delivered its first and largest 53,000 DWT, DNV-classed bulk carrier vessel, "Good Pride”, to Goodearth Maritime Ltd.
DNV classed, double bottomed bulk carrier vessel, Good Pride, is Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.'s (HSL) first bulk carrier built under the Diamond series with a capacity of 53,000 DWT. Pointing out, Sanjiv Mishra, District Manager, DNV Visakhapatnam, said, "The delivery of ‘Good Pride’ bulk carrier is indeed a high point for us, since it is the largest bulk carrier built to DNV class in India."
Adding he said, "Also besides being a tall order, the very fact that it is the largest vessel built in the recent history of shipbuilding in India, makes us optimistic….as it strengthens our presence in the Classification sector."
“Our Natural Partner”
“The shipbuilding hubs of Chennai and Visakhapatnam together with the DNV-GML-HSL combine provides a complete end-to-end shipping ecosystem, comprising of a shipyard, a fully operational design team, a DNV Training centre, an upcoming approval centre, a fully mature quality management support centre, a software support centre, and a commercial operator with appetite for cargo volume,” says Hrishikesh Narasimhan, GM Shipbuilding, Goodearth Maritime.
He points out, “Shipbuilding is all about team work and we consider DNV our natural partner. Presently, 80% of the new tonnage ordered by GML is to DNV Class.”
Better outcome through cooperation
Girish Sreeraman, Production Manager, DNV Newbuilding and CMC, points out, "A collaborative effort with the yard and the owner resulted in building a high end vessel (Good Pride) compliant to international quality standards." He adds, "Also given the large size of this project, we were bound to have teething issues during project roll-out...but combined and coordinated efforts from colleagues across regions helped us surmount these bottlenecks."
Become market ready
Talking about the current shipbuilding market in India, Deog Jae Shin, NB & CMC Production Manager - DNV Maritime, MMA says, “Indian shipyards have been delivering sophisticated and large vessels over a long time now…making the shipbuilding capability in India ready to accommodate more diverse orders and compete with other ingenious shipbuilding countries.”
He adds, "The newbuilding market recently showed more active and positive movement as compared to the slack recession period last year. And we are all geared up to cater to this potential upbeat market through effective marketing and sales efforts."