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Sonowal seeks investors for proposed Dugarajapatnam shipbuilding cluster

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13 Nov 2026, 11:30 am IST1 min read

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Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal invited shipbuilders and other investors to take part in a proposed shipbuilding cluster at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12, he said the project had received in-principle approval under the National Shipbuilding Mission, according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Vijayawada.

The minister put the estimated investment at about ₹30,000 crore. He said a special purpose vehicle involving the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board and Visakhapatnam Port Authority had been formed for the project. The release did not specify a construction start date or identify any investors who had committed funding.

Sonowal presented the proposal as part of a wider push to expand Andhra Pradesh’s maritime industry. He also pointed to four separate port projects under construction at Mulapeta, Machilipatnam, Ramayapatnam and Kakinada.

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Credit: PIB Vijayawada — regional government releases

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