The Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is negotiating with the Indian government about the construction of ships in cooperation with local Yards.
In India, the company operates 13 ships of different sizes and categories and is the fourth largest fleet operator in the country. He strives to become the second largest fleet operator, Anand Jayaraman, MOL (India) Executive Officer of the Region in South Asia, Middle East.
“We compare with the government of the Indian government, discussing with the government on boat building in India … boat building is a highly capital business. We will cooperate with shipyards,” he told reporters in Nový Dilli.
He added that MOL is a company of own ship and will cooperate with shipyards in India about its requirements of ships. Depending on the position of Indian shipyards, orders will be placed for delivery, Jayaraman said, adding that MOL India would soon place an order for tankers of middle -shirt boats.
“We want to be part of the Indian story of maritime growth … We want to be a leader in green transport,” he said.
Jayaraman also announced that MOL India will enter railway logistics very soon and some notifications in this regard may come this year or early next year.
The company also plans to pick up minority shares in 3-4 startups and make acquisitions to support its aviation freight operations, especially in northern India.
The Indian Ministry of Port, Transport and Waterways is working on a set of boat construction initiatives in the country. One of the plan is to develop at least three cluster for building ships on Greenfield on both sides of the Indian coast and at the same time develop several projects under the Brownfield route, Mint reported.
As part of its plan to construction of India ships, it also speaks to companies in Japan and Korea to explore its production and ships in India.
Currently, India has less than 1% of the global boat construction, dominated by China, South Korea and Japan.
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