Khulna Shipyard
The Khulna Shipyard Limited (Bengali: খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ড লিমিটেড) is a Bangladeshi state owned defense contractor based in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is located on 68.97 acres (27.91 ha) of land at Labanchara, Khulna, Bangladesh. It is about 45 km north from the Port of Mongla. The shipyard has the capacity to build steel / aluminium ships up to 90 m length and 700 tons lightweight. The shipyard has a slipway with a capacity to dock and undock vessels up to 700 tons lightweight and overall length of 84 meters.
| Company type | State owned enterprise |
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| Industry | Shipbuilding Ship engineering Defence Rubber factory |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Labanchara, Khulna , Bangladesh |
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| Products | Warship Merchant Vessel Tankers Platform supply vessel Various rubber products |
Net income | ৳58 crore US$7 million (2015) |
| Owner | Bangladesh Navy |
Number of employees | 30 Navy officers 10 Navy sailors 343 civil staff 1359 employees |
| Website | khulnashipyard |
The KSY Limited is the largest military shipbuilding company in Bangladesh, and one of Asia's largest builder of complex warships. It has built numerous small to medium sized patrol crafts, boats, oil tankers and other vessels for the Bangladesh Navy, the Bangladesh Coast Guard and other organizations. As of January 2022, the shipyard has completed a total of 775 shipbuilding (including all categories) and 2,363 ship repair work.