[🇵🇰] Ship Building

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The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW Ltd.) is a major defence contractor and shipbuilding company situated in the West Wharf in Karachi.

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, 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.

History and overview

Planning to established the shipyard in Karachi began in 1947 as it was thought as essential for defense of the country.[4] In 1952, the Government of Pakistan reached out to Government of Germany for funding and loan feasibility, which both nation agreed upon.[4] 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, the KSEW Ltd. remains under government sponsorship and is entirely owned by the Ministry of Defence Production.[5] 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.[5]

The KSEW Ltd. 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.

 

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SHIP BUILDING​

KS&EW is the only shipbuilding company in Pakistan. It has built numerous cargo ships, support vessels, tugboats, naval vessels and submarines​

Our ship building team comprises of Naval architects, marine Engineers, production & design engineers and project managers having extensive experience in ships/ vessels construction. Our SB is well equipped to build ships up to 26,000 DWT including frigates, fast attack crafts, corvettes, fleet tankers, logistic support ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers, seagoing and harbour tugs, dredgers, hopper barges, passenger ferries, fishing trawlers and special purpose crafts.

Till to-date, have constructed over 500x vessels of different types and sizes. We have multiple shipbuilding berths, equipped with luffing cranes, lifting equipment and allied facilities to undertake simultaneous construction of vessels.

It is worth mentioning that, in the recent past KS&EW has indigenously constructed 17000 T Fleet Tanker and Fast Attack Crafts (Missile) with Harbah weapon systems and undertaken the construction of Gun Boat without any involvement of foreign yard.

GLIMPSE OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION

FAST ATTACK CRAFT MISSILE	PN MILGEM CLASS CORVETTE	FLEET TANKER
Length: 65 m Breadth: 9.0 m Depth: 4.5 m Draught: 2.4 m Speed: 30 Knots Displacement: 580T	Length: 108.2 m Breadth: 14.8 m Draught: 4.04 m Range: 400 NM Speed: 26 Knots Displacement: 2926T	Length: 156.20 m Beam: 21.60 m Draught: 7.0 m Capacity: 17000 Ton Speed: 20 Knots Displacement: 16,900T

F22P FRIGATE	16 TON BP TUG
Length: 123 m Breadth: 13.20 m Depth: 10.20 m Draught: 5.10 m Speed: 29 Knots Displacement: 2980T	Length 21.19 m Breadth 9.43 m Depth: 4.0 m Draught 3.90 m Speed: 10 Knots Displacement 255T

Karachi Shipyard​

www.karachishipyard.com.pk

 

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Ship repairs & refurbishment facility has a comprehensive setup for repairing, rebuilding and overhauling of naval as well as commercial vessels with high quality standards. Integrated services are provided through highly qualified and proficient workforce. Facilities include dry docks, quay walls and luffing cranes / lifting equipment along-with modern tools for the execution of above and underwater repairs. Till to-date, we have repaired over 5000 x vessels including 430 x foreign flag carriers as well.

WHAT WE OFFER

Customer Satisfaction	Experienced and Skilled Staff
Domestic as well as International Customers	Machinery Overhauls and Repairs up to 26,000 DWT
Steel renewal, major structural repairs	Competitive Tariff Rates

ABOVE WATER REPAIRS

• 2 x Quay Walls
• Total Length of 665 m
• Lifting Equipment and Allied Facilities
• Reliable and Safe Services

GLIMPSE OF REPAIR WORK

SHIP LIFT & TRANSFER SYSTEM​

KS&EW is successfully operating and maintaining SLTS facility in collaboration with OEM M/s Syncrolift, Norway. This state-of-the art system can simultaneously accommodate 11 + 02 ships on dedicated stations; it can facilitate different types of vessels, catering the regional requirements of above-water repairs and constructions.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS
Lifting Capacity	7321 tons
Platform Dimensions	125 x 32 m
No of Parking Station	11

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https://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/page/ship-repair

 

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Keel laying ceremony of Second Hangor Class Submarine held at Karachi Shipyard

The keel Laying Ceremony of the second HANGOR Class Submarine was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW). Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf graced the occasion as Chief Guest.

As per the defense agreement between Pakistan and China for the development of 08 x HANGOR Class Submarines, 04 submarines are under construction at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry in China whereas the remaining 04 are being built at KS&EW under the Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement.

 

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Projects​

Split Hopper Barges

 

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Multipurpose Barge

Floating Dock

 

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Coastal Oil Tanker

 

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Multi Purpose Auxiliary Carft – Missile (MPAC)

 

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Harbour Utility Vessels

Small Tanker cum Utility Ship (STUS)

 

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Karachi Shipyard​

www.karachishipyard.com.pk

 

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Ship repairs & refurbishment facility has a comprehensive setup for repairing, rebuilding and overhauling of naval as well as commercial vessels with high quality standards. Integrated services are provided through highly qualified and proficient workforce. Facilities include dry docks, quay walls and luffing cranes / lifting equipment along-with modern tools for the execution of above and underwater repairs. Till to-date, we have repaired over 5000 x vessels including 430 x foreign flag carriers as well.

WHAT WE OFFER

Customer Satisfaction	Experienced and Skilled Staff
Domestic as well as International Customers	Machinery Overhauls and Repairs up to 26,000 DWT
Steel renewal, major structural repairs	Competitive Tariff Rates

ABOVE WATER REPAIRS

• 2 x Quay Walls
• Total Length of 665 m
• Lifting Equipment and Allied Facilities
• Reliable and Safe Services

GLIMPSE OF REPAIR WORK

 

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SHIP LIFT & TRANSFER SYSTEM​

KS&EW is successfully operating and maintaining SLTS facility in collaboration with OEM M/s Syncrolift, Norway. This state-of-the art system can simultaneously accommodate 11 + 02 ships on dedicated stations; it can facilitate different types of vessels, catering the regional requirements of above-water repairs and constructions.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS
Lifting Capacity	7321 tons
Platform Dimensions	125 x 32 m
No of Parking Station	11

Karachi Shipyard

 

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The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW), is a major defence contractor and military corporation situated in West Wharf in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the oldest and the only shipyard in Pakistan, catering for shipbuilding, ship repair and general heavy engineering. It has built numerous cargo ships, oil tankers, tugboats and support vessels, landing crafts, naval vessels and submarines for Pakistan Navy.

History

It was established in mid fifties as a project of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and was later incorporated as a public limited company in 1957 which is managed by a Board of Directors and a Managing Director. The shipyard is spread across 71 acres and located at west wharf in Karachi. It is equipped with a large shipbuilding hall, three block fabrication areas, three shipbuilding berths, two dry docks, a machine shop, a grit blasting and painting facility, a 7881 tons capacity ship lift and transfer system, 13 parking stations.

Projects

17,000 Ton Fleet Tanker

A contract was signed on 22 January 2013 between the Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan and STM , Turkey to construct 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 ship built in Pakistan till date.

Agosta 90B

In the 1990s KS&EW constructed two Agosta 90B submarines for the Pakistani Navy. These were built under a transfer of technology from DCNS, France. The technology was mostly related to construction of the pressure hull and outfitting of the submarine. The third submarine, PNS Hamza, was constructed with MESMA AIP unit, while the first two (PNS Khalid and PNS Saad) will be retro-fitted during their next overhauls with a "plug" containing a MESMA AIP unit. The submarine's hull will be cut and the plug inserted. The second MESMA unit was shipped in June 2011.

Future Projects

The next submarine project will see KS&EW jointly involved with Chinese company CSOC (China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd.) in the design and construction of six 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 two 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 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.

1st tugboat ever built in Pakistan. Karachi 1960

 

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SS Al-Abbas was the first major ship to be built at the Karachi Shipyard in 1967

Registry: 18 January 1968
Gross tonnage: 6,087
DWT tonnage: 12,860
LOA: 486 feet

Recent

The STM Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker during the construction phase.