Mazagon Dock Clarifies Thoothukudi Shipyard Project Not Pursued

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has clarified that it will not proceed with the Thoothukudi shipyard project. The company has been selected as the Anchor Shipyard for Greenfield Shipbuilding Industrial Clusters at Dighi, Maharashtra, and Dugarajapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision (MAKV) 2047. MDL had previously explored the Thoothukudi project but did not pursue it further after the Joint Venture company, formed by a Tamil Nadu State Government entity and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, selected another shipyard as the Anchor Shipyard for that cluster. MDL is currently focusing on the development of the Dighi and Dugarajapatnam clusters.