Largest bulk carrier delivered with DNV class

2010-05-14

A Government of India-owned shipyard at Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., recently delivered its first 53,000 dwt. bulk carrier, "Good Pride”, to Goodearth Maritime Ltd.

The DNV-classed, double-bottomed bulk carrier vessel is Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.'s (HSL) first bulk carrier built under the Diamond series with a capacity of 53,000 dwt. Sanjiv Mishra, District Manager DNV Visakhapatnam, says; "The delivery of ‘Good Pride’ is indeed a high point for us, since it is the largest bulk carrier built to DNV class in India."

He adds; "Also besides being a tall order, the very fact that this 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 combined 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 with 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, Production Manager, DNV Newbuilding and CMC, 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. We are all geared up to cater to this potential upbeat market through effective marketing and sales efforts."

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