
Yard Production area comprises of 80,000 sq. In general, the shipyard has satisfied the delivery schedules of clients. The quality of works has been certified by classification societies (Member of IACS) & reputed inspection agencies. of Bangladesh and Private owners for inland and coastal vessels and water structures. Since inception, the yard has undertaken various projects secured through participating in international tenders funded by international funding agencies, the Govt. “Stella Maris” made it on the record book as the first export from Bangladesh on the 15th September 2008. In 2005, Ananda received the first direct ship export order from Denmark. From then on, a legacy of many historic fists was set by and in Ananda shipyard. Soon the quality shipbuilding brought name & fame for the company. The company by then as Ananda Builders Ltd had completed projects of construction of six aluminum survey vessels, 150 pontoons & jetties and two Tugs. In the year 1986, the company acquired a location on the bank of the mighty Meghna in a bid to set up a shipyard. However company got repeated orders for small vessels, ships and boats which were executed on the bank of the Buriganga river on a rented space. The company took various mechanical engineering assignments, such as, setting up power plant, erection of factory complexes and civil engineering, especially road construction. The shipbuilding industry contributes Tk 15,000 crore annually to Bangladesh through ship export, ship management, supply of captains and marine engineers, sea transportation by domestic shipping lines, coastal and inland cargo, and passenger transportation.ANANDA GROUP had been instituted as Ananda Builders, an engineering company comprised of shipbuilding, mechanical & civil engineering in 1983 by a visionary Naval Architect Dr. Since 1983, Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd has delivered 350 ships We expect this industry to achieve export earnings close to that of the readymade garment industry in the future.” He said, “We have expertise in state-of-the-art shipbuilding. Through exporting ships, another door has opened for foreign exchange earnings,” he said. State Minister of Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury MP said, “This is our pride. The ship is capable of navigating in 4 feet of icy water in the Baltic Sea,” he said.īangladesh has earned foreign exchange worth over Tk100 crore by exporting the ship. “It can carry containers, heavy steel coils, grain, timber, as well as other heavy goods.

The ship’s engine capacity is 4130 horsepower, speed is 12.5 nautical miles and capacity is 6100 tons. The National Board of Revenue’s Member (Customs Policy) Hossain Ahmed Director General of Shipping Directorate, Commodore Nizamul Haque Islami Bank Managing Director and CEO Monirul Mawla Chairman of Ananda Shipyard, Dr Abdullahel Bari, and Managing Director Afroza Bari also spoke in the function.ĭr Abdullahel Bari said that the ship is 364 feet long, 54 feet wide and 27 feet high. State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury was present as the chief guest at the function. The vessel was officially handed over today (13 September) through a ceremony held at InterContinental Dhaka. This is the largest container ship built in the country that has been exported, according to the ship’s builder.Īnanda Shipyard, a Bangladeshi shipbuilding company, has built the ship as per the requirements of UK-based Enzian Shipping Company Ltd. Bangladesh on Tuesday exported a locally built 6100-ton load capacity high-speed multipurpose container ship to the UK.
