Garden Reach Signs Deal To Build 2 Coastal Research Vessels For GSI

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. on Wednesday said it had signed a contract to build two coastal research vessels for the Geological Survey of India.

Each vessel will be 64 metres long and 12 metres wide, with a deadweight tonnage of around 450 tonnes. The ships will have an endurance of 15 days and a top speed of 10 knots, and can accommodate 35 personnel onboard, the company said in an exchange filing.

The vessels will support offshore geological mapping, mineral exploration including dredging, and ocean environment monitoring and research. They will also be equipped with modern laboratories for data processing and sample analysis.

Separately, Garden Reach said it had emerged as the lowest bidder for the Navy’s next-generation corvettes programme and expects to win the contract to build five vessels.