KSY At a Glance

Khulna Shipyard Ltd (KSY) is an independent Government commercial enterprise under

the ministry of defence managed and operated by Bangladesh Navy. It is located at
Khulna, Bangladesh with 68.97 acres of land on the western bank of river Rupsha. KSY
is an ISO 9001:2015 certified shipbuilding industry and it has been building ships under
classification societies like BV, LR, NKK, CCS, GL and RINA. KSY also provides high
quality and cost effective ship repair and marine solutions through professional
expertise to customers.

The yard has the capacity to build Steel / Aluminium ships up to 90 m length and 700
tons lightweight. So far, it is experienced in building naval Large Patrol Craft (LPC),
Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV), Hydrographic Survey Vessel, Landing Craft Utility (LCU),
Oil Tanker, Cargo and Container Vessel, Tug, Inland and Coastal Work Boat, Pilot Boat,
Heavy Duty Speed Boat, Search and Rescue boat, barge, ferry, Floating Crane,
pontoons etc. It is the first and the only proud warship builder in Bangladesh.
Construction of bailey bridge, steel structures, foot over bridges, dredging and earth
filling are also examples of works carried out by KSY. Over the years, KSY has
emerged as a leading enterprise in the field of ship building, repair and manufacturing of
engineering items for various industries of Bangladesh.
Historical Background of KSY

KSY is about 56 years old. The construction works of KSY started in 1954 under
supervision of the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (EPIDC) with the
technical support of M/s. Stulcken Sohn, West Germany provided the design for the
construction of the yard facilities.

After completion of works, It was commissioned on 27th November 1957, with the
objective to build and repair ships of various clients, for defense, coast guard, oil
company, ports, BIWTC, BIWTA etc and manufacture engineering parts to support
other industries.

M/s. Burness Corleft and Partner, UK and M/s. Maienform SA, Swiss administratively
and technically managed the company up to 1967. Afterwards the control was vested
with its own expert engineers both technically and administratively.

At last Bangladesh Navy took over the responsibilities of KSY since 09 May, 1999,
although, the enterprise was ceremonially handed over by the honourable Prime
Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on 03 October 1999.

The shipyard commenced ship repair operations in the year 1957 and has undertaken
repairs of all types of vessels including up gradation of ships of private company as well
as periodical lay up repairs and life extension of ships of Navy, Coast Guard, Fisheries
etc. The yard has, over the years, developed adequate capabilities to handle complex
and sophisticated repair jobs.

Besides these, many heavy duty spares for different industries have also been made by
this organization. It's versatile dock facilities can accommodate a good no. of ships at a
time for repair or new building.