Kolkata: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), a Defence PSU and a leading warship building company, won the prestigious 91st SKOCH Awards for ‘Unique Transfer & Loading of Fully Built 250T Goliath Crane’.
Two projects of GRSE, including the ‘Unique Transfer & Loading of Fully Built 250T Goliath Crane’ and ‘Ventilation Noise Reduction Measures Towards Resolution of High Bridge Wing Noise Onboard IN LCU ships’, made it to the semi-finals of the SKOCH Awards, with the former winning the award. Cdr Bhaskar Sengupta, CGM (Main Works) received the award on behalf of GRSE at an award function held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), New Delhi on May 27, 2023.
GRSE has the distinction of becoming the first shipyard of independent India to build a warship for Indian Navy, the Seaward Defence Boat (SDB) INS Ajay way back in 1961. GRSE also built the first ever Indian Export Warship “CGS Barracuda” for Govt. of Mauritius, FPV “SCG PS Zoroaster” to Govt of Seychelles and Ocean-Going Cargo & Passenger Ferry vessel “MV Ma Lisha” for Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
GRSE has built over 785 platforms including 108 warships for Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, and Government of Mauritius & Seychelles Coast Guard – highest warships built & delivered by any Indian shipyard till date. From Frigates, Corvettes, Fleet Tankers, Landing Ship Tank, Landing Craft Utility to Survey Vessels, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Fast Attack Craft – the repertoire is rich and varied. In addition to shipbuilding, GRSE is also engaged in engine production and other engineering activities. The engineering division manufactures deck machinery items, pre-fabricated portable steel bridges and marine pumps.
