India Builds Broader Shipbuilding Ambitions
21, April 2026
India is strengthening its shipbuilding base through a landmark CMA CGM order, AI logistics investment, defense yard progress, and new policy support in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu
HD Hyundai Says India Yard Plan Not Confirmed
18, March 2026
HD Hyundai said reports of a KRW 3trn ($4bn) investment in a new shipyard in India’s Tamil Nadu state were not confirmed, according to a Korea Exchange filing.
HD Hyundai Moves Ahead With India Yard Plan
17, March 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering is advancing a $4.0 billion shipyard project in Thoothukudi, India, with planned annual capacity of 3.5 million to 4.0 million tonnes. The yard is being developed separately from the Cochin Shipyard block facility and is expected to serve as an anchor site within a wider cluster.
HD Hyundai Maps Trillion-Won Yard Project in Tamil Nadu
8, December 2025
HD Hyundai has signed an exclusive agreement with Tamil Nadu to plan a new shipyard in the state, with Thoothukudi among the candidate sites, in a trillion-won class project tied to India’s Maritime Amrit Kahl Vision 2047.
