Kolkata: Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed a contract with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) for constructing an ocean research vessel, an official said on Wednesday.
The contract, worth approximately Rs 840 crore, was signed between GRSE and NCPOR officials for the construction of the vessel in 42 months, the shipyard informed the stock exchanges.
The Kolkata-headquartered warship builder said it has the necessary expertise in the field of survey vessels and has been building them for the Indian Navy for nearly four decades now.
With decades of expertise in building survey vessels for the Indian Navy, GRSE is well-prepared for this project. In December 2023, GRSE successfully delivered INS Sandhayak, India’s largest survey vessel, indicating a promising outlook for the new undertaking. The upcoming research vessel will measure 89.50 meters in length and 18.80 meters in width, with a gross weight of 5,900 tonnes.
