11-719: The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited ( KS&EW Ltd.) is a major defence contractor and shipbuilding company situated in the West Wharf in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. The KSEW Ltd. is sponsored and owned entirely by the Ministry of Defence Production whose corporate leadership comes directly from the Navy HQ of the Pakistan Navy . With Pakistan Navy being its primary customer,
22-773: A 17000 ton fleet tanker for the Pakistani Navy. The Kit of Material was provided by STM and the construction, outfitting took place at KS&EW. The construction of the vessel started on 27 November 2013 and it was launched on 19 August 2016. This is the largest warship built in Pakistan till date. MILGEM Class Corvette will be the most technologically advanced surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet. Keel Laying ceremony of third MILGEM class warship held. The warship will complete in 2024. The next submarine project will see KS&EW jointly involved with Chinese company CSOC (China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd.) in
33-460: Is the only company in Pakistan that has ability and capability to build ships, and the primary builder of submarines since its establishment in 1955. The KSEW Ltd. is the only company in the country that has ability and capability to build deep water submarines, owing major contributions from France in 1990s and later China . In 1990s, France agreed upon exporting the technology of Agosta 90B class submarine, of which two submarines were built by
44-548: The KSEW Ltd. also has contracts with the National Shipping Corporation , Karachi Port Trust , Port Qasim Authority , and for a wide range of customers in the private sector in Pakistan. The current managing director of KS&EW is Rear-Admiral Salman Ilyas. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works acquired certification of ISO 9001 in 2000. Planning to established the shipyard in Karachi began in 1947 as it
55-451: The KSEW Ltd. remains under government sponsorship and is entirely owned by the Ministry of Defence Production . It corporate leadership is approved as deputation by the Navy HQ of Pakistan Navy . The KSEW Ltd. has attained product certification and qualification from the Turkey and United Kingdom's registry, but it usually follows British standards for quality of its products. The KSEW Ltd.
66-499: The KSEW Ltd. under French supervision. The French DCNS mostly oversaw the program until 2006, and were refitted with air-independent propulsion technology in 2011. As of current, the KSEW Ltd. is currently building the Hangor -class submarines for the Pakistan Navy. A contract was signed on 22 January 2013 between the Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan and STM , Turkey to construct
77-542: The design and construction of 8 submarines equipped with air-independent propulsion (AIP). These will be designed to Pakistani specifications and four will be built at a CSOC shipyard in China, while four will be constructed by KS&EW. It is believed that little upgrading of facilities is required because much of the current infrastructure meets the requirements. The preliminary negotiations were reported to be completed in March 2011. It
88-419: The local population. An industrial park (also known as industrial estate , trading estate ) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park , which has offices and light industry , rather than heavy industry . Industrial parks are usually located on the edges of, or outside of,
99-614: The main residential area of a city, and are normally provided with good transportation access, including road and rail. The National Industrial Parks Development and Management Company (NIP) and Sci Life Pharma signed a licence agreement that authorises the latter to start the construction of a manufacturing plant – considered to be its flagship project – in the Korangi Creek Industrial Park (KCIP). List of military equipment manufactured in Pakistan This article
110-645: Was earlier believed that the project would involve China's Type-041 Yuan class submarine , which had been mentioned by Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff , several times since 2009. See also: Military equipment manufactured in Pakistan & List of missiles of Pakistan 24°51′N 66°59′E / 24.850°N 66.983°E / 24.850; 66.983 West Wharf Industrial Area The industrial parks in Karachi have been built in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan . The industrial parks manufacture consumer and industrial goods, creating jobs for
121-537: Was thought as essential for defense of the country. In 1952, the Government of Pakistan reached out to Government of Germany for funding and loan feasibility, which both nation agreed upon. In 1955, the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited was established when Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) commissioned a project that was delivered to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) in 1957. Since 1955,
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