Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai has qualified for the Master Shipyard Repair Agreement (MSRA) and the Indian conglomerate has signed an agreement with US Navy for ship repairing.
The collaboration will include quality ship repair jobs and refits on the vessels of the US Navy and the Military Sealift Command.
Also, the shipyard has been approved by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard for repairing works.
To be noted, The Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai is a major node in the Southern Defence Corridor which has been undertaking voyage repairs of the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command vessels.
The shipyard is one of the modern shipbuilding and ship repair facilities which is equipped with a heavy ship lift, multiple dry berths, and wet berths to concurrently enable the building of new ships and undertaking repairs and refits.