Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited

PDOC has developed an Integrated shipbuilding , Ship / Rig Repair & Conversion , Defence Ship production and Offshore construction & Heavy Engineering facility at the Port of Pipavav , Gujarat . This manufacturing facility has a highly modern fabrication , piping , painting shops of 12000 tons per month capacity , together with the largest Drydock in the country of , 662 m X 65 m size with 2 X 600 ton SWL Goliath Cranes.

High & Quality Blasting and Painting capabilities through dehumidification of compartments . The only shipyard in India to build large bulk carriers with PSPC compliance .

The dry dock and surrounding facilities are located on 104 hectares (257 acres) of land adjoined by a dedicated waterfront. The dry dock site has been approved as an Export Oriented Unit (EOU).

Adjacent to the dry dock is a pre-erection berth 980 meters long and 40 meters wide that is fully reinforced to enable mega blocks to be assembled on the land berth before being lowered into the dry dock.

To facilitate afloat fit-out and commissioning of ships, including afloat repairs, a 300 meter long, dual berthing quay has been constructed with adequate draft and serviced by a Level Luffing crane.

Heavy Engineering Infrastructure

PDOC has achieved highest level of quality and productivity in heavy engineering with its highly advanced infrastructure set-up that includes:

    Specialized jigs and fixtures with rollers and conveyers
    Forming facilities
    Welding automations
    Pipe shop equipped with advanced equipment
    Machine shop
    Pressure testing facilities
    In-house lab for various destructive and non-destructive testing

State-of-the-art Ship Repair Facility

PDOC’s ship repair facility is based on one of the largest dry docks (662m X 65m) in the world, of which 295 meters is dedicated towards ship repair. Supporting the repair activities are an outfitting jetty equipped with the most modern repair facilities, a large scale steel fabrication yard with a capacity of 12,000 MT per day, a modern pipe shop with a capacity of 3,050 inch diameter per day, and a very efficient, experienced and capable team.

Design and Systems Engineering Institute

Pipavav’s Design and Systems Engineering Institute is strategically located within close proximity to key user segments such as defense public sector undertakings and private sector companies. This facility, which is housed in a 40,000 sq ft building on a 7.8 acre campus, is supported by a high-end software development environment with the latest design and simulation tools and a team of experienced software engineers.