Gujarat launches Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026; mega cluster at Kuchhadi, Porbandar
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the Gujarat Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026 in Gandhinagar on 27 July 2026, targeting over ₹27,000 crore of investment and more than 50 lakh DWT of shipbuilding capacity.
Summary
The policy envisages two Integrated Mega Shipbuilding Parks, raising Gujarat's shipbuilding capacity to over 50 lakh deadweight tonnage (DWT) and skilling more than five lakh people. The Centre has approved a mega greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Kuchhadi in Porbandar district, for which the Gujarat Maritime Board is preparing the DPR; it is expected to host two to three shipyards and draw about ₹23,700 crore of private investment, plus about ₹3,300 crore of common marine and land infrastructure supported by the Centre's Shipbuilding Development Scheme and the State â over ₹27,000 crore in all. Large shipyards (above 30,000 DWT) get waterfront concessions of up to 50 years, against 30 years under the 2010 policy it replaces. The policy is valid for five years.
Key facts
- Launched by
- CM Bhupendra Patel, Gandhinagar, 27 July 2026
- Investment target
- Over ₹27,000 crore
- Capacity target
- Over 50 lakh DWT
- Mega cluster
- Kuchhadi, Porbandar district (Centre-approved); DPR by Gujarat Maritime Board
- Concession
- Up to 50 years for shipyards above 30,000 DWT (2010 policy: 30 years)
- Skilling
- Over 5 lakh people
- Validity
- Five years; replaces Shipbuilding Policy 2010
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Centre-approved mega greenfield shipbuilding cluster under Gujarat's Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026 is at Kuchhadi in which district?
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Correct answer: D â Porbandar
The mega greenfield shipbuilding cluster will come up at Kuchhadi in Porbandar district; the Gujarat Maritime Board is preparing its DPR.
What is the total investment targeted under the Gujarat Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026 launched in July 2026?
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Correct answer: A â Over ₹27,000 crore
The policy targets over ₹27,000 crore â about ₹23,700 crore private investment in shipyards and ancillaries plus about ₹3,300 crore of common infrastructure.
Consider the following statements about Gujarat's Shipbuilding and Repair Policy 2026: 1. Shipyards capable of building vessels above 30,000 DWT can get waterfront concessions of up to 50 years. 2. It replaces the State's Shipbuilding Policy of 2010. 3. It targets a shipbuilding capacity of more than 50 lakh DWT. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct. The 2010 policy it replaces allowed a maximum concession of 30 years; the new policy targets over 50 lakh DWT capacity.