Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) has selected Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh for its next major warship-building and defence manufacturing facility, marking its first expansion outside Goa.
The project is expected to create 6,500 jobs by 2030, making it one of the most significant developments under the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board’s (APMB) maritime–defence corridor plans.
The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between GSL and APMB on 15 November, during the second day of the CII Partnership Summit. The agreement positions Machilipatnam to become an important shipbuilding centre on India’s East Coast.
Under the MoU, GSL and APMB will collaborate to develop facilities for constructing next-generation naval platforms, including offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), missile boats and coastal security craft.
The project will also support defence-grade refits, modern dry-docking, systems integration and the creation of a marine engineering ecosystem.
The plan includes strengthening Machilipatnam Port as a logistics and defence manufacturing hub to support future naval
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