Mazgaon Docks
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| Public Sector Undertaking | |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Products | Naval ships; Submarines; offshore platforms; Tankers; Bulk carriers; Platform supply vessels; Patrol boats |
| Services | Ship design Ship building Ship repair |
| Divisions | Shipbuilding, Submarine & Heavy Engineering |
| Website | www.mazdock.com |
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) (IAST: Majhagānv Dawk Limiṭeḍ) is India's prime shipyard. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling. It also builds tankers, cargo bulk carriers, passenger ships and ferries.
The shipyards of MDL were established in the 18th century. Ownership of the yards passed through entities including the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and the British-India Steam Navigation Company. Eventually, 'Mazagon Dock Limited' was registered as a public company in 1934. The shipyard was nationalised in 1960 and is now a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India.
Commodore Rakesh Anand, IN(Retd) is the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Mazgaon Docks Shipbuilders Limited. The retired Naval Officer took over his current position on 01 Jan 2011. The activities at the yard are shipbuilding, submarine building, and fabrication of offshore structures. It has manufacturing facilities in Mumbai and Nhava.
The yard has the capability to build warships, submarines, and merchant ships up to 30,000 dead weight tons (DWT). It can fabricate wellhead platforms, process and production platforms, and jack-up rigs for oil exploration.
Mazgaon Docks uses integrated and modular shipbuilding methods. It is India’s first shipbuilder to commission a virtual reality lab, enabling its naval architects and engineers to virtually walk through the compartments being digitally designed for a warship. This obviated the need for constructing mock-ups that are time-consuming, and will also contribute greatly towards faster warship deliveries.
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