shipyard BSEC inks MoU with Gentium-Damen Consortium

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) yesterday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gentium-Damen Consortium Group, a joint venture of Dutch-based Damen Group and Australia-based Gentium Solutions, to construct a new world class shipyard at Char Nissanbaria and Madhyopara Mouza near the Payra port in Patuakhali district.

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun attended the MoU signing ceremony function as the chief guest at the Industries Ministry conference room in the city with Industries Secretary Abdul Halim in the chair.

Secretary of the BSEC Engineer Md Abul Khayer Sardar and Area Director for Asia Pacific of the Dutch Conglomerates Damen Group Roland Briene and Co-Chairman of the Gentium Solutions Group (Australia) Ikthedar Hassan Murad signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.

Speaking at the function, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said the growing shipbuilding industry of

the country has a huge potential as demand from both the domestic and the international market is increasing faster than ever before.

“Export earnings from the thriving shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh have been growing day by day. Bangladesh exported ships and other floating structures to Denmark, Germany, Ecuador, Finland, Tanzania, New Zealand, Gambia, Dubai, Uganda, Kenya,

India, Pakistan, Mozambique and the Maldives,” he added.

 

shipyard BSEC inks MoU with Gentium-Damen Consortium

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) yesterday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gentium-Damen Consortium Group, a joint venture of Dutch-based Damen Group and Australia-based Gentium Solutions, to construct a new world class shipyard at Char Nissanbaria and Madhyopara Mouza near the Payra port in Patuakhali district. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun attended the MoU signing ceremony function as the chief guest at the Industries Ministry conference room in the city with Industries Secretary Abdul Halim in the chair. Secretary of the BSEC Engineer Md Abul Khayer Sardar and Area Director for Asia Pacific of the Dutch Conglomerates Damen Group Roland Briene and Co-Chairman of the Gentium Solutions Group (Australia) Ikthedar Hassan Murad signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides. Speaking at the function, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said the growing shipbuilding industry of the country has a huge potential as demand from both the domestic and the international market is increasing faster than ever before. Export earnings from the thriving shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh have been growing day by day. Bangladesh exported ships and other floating structures to Denmark, Germany, Ecuador, Finland, Tanzania, New Zealand, Gambia, Dubai, Uganda, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Mozambique and the Maldives, he added.