This story is from June 20, 2020

Goa: India's first maritime cluster gets 14,000 sqm plot at Verna

India's first maritime cluster took another step forward with Goa Industrial Development Corporation allotting an industrial plot at Verna industrial estate to Konkan Maritime Cluster on Friday.
Goa: India's first maritime cluster gets 14,000 sqm plot at Verna
The maritime cluster has been proposed under the Centre’s Sagarmala programme
PANAJI: India's first maritime cluster took another step forward with Goa Industrial Development Corporation allotting an industrial plot at Verna industrial estate to Konkan Maritime Cluster on Friday. The maritime cluster, a consortium of 49 Goan enterprises, will utilise the 14,380 sqm of land to setup a world-class common facility for manufacturing, design and allied services for the shipbuilding industry.

With the land allotted, the maritime cluster will now approach the Centre for a one-time grant to setup the common manufacturing and design facility at Verna. The Goa government is likely to contribute 10% of the setup cost, said sources.
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"I presented the allotment letter of the plot at Verna Industrial Estate to the Konkan Maritime Cluster, a consortium of 49 Goan entrepreneurial enterprises in the sunrise sector of ship building which aims to hand hold its stakeholders by creating world class facilities and thereby allowing the Goan enterprises to compete in the world market," GIDC chairman Glen Ticlo said.
Initially incorporated as Western Shipbuilding Pvt Ltd, the maritime cluster has rebranded itself to Konkan Maritime Cluster. Mandovi Drydocks director Atrey Sawant serves as the director of Konkan Maritime Cluster along with Vijai Marine Shipyard's Suraj Dialani.
The move to setup the maritime cluster began in October 2018 when an application was made to the state-level steering committee. The maritime cluster has been proposed under the Centre's Sagarmala programme based on the state government's recommendation.

"The cluster will create common facilities not only for the ship builders of Goa but also for the other manufacturers who may require the services of the cluster. Jobs for our youths with focus on a skill development facility within the cluster is a major takeaway for us," Ticlo said.
Ship building is a major industry in Goa and it supports many livelihoods.
The maritime cluster will have a common facility for cutting and shaping of plates for vessels. Software for design of ships, which local architects cannot afford, will also be procured. The facility will also have space for material testing and final assembly.
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