Indian Navy launches first Indigenous Sullage Barge at Thane MSME Shipyard
In a significant boost to indigenous shipbuilding, Thane-based shipyard MSME Suryadipta Projects Private Limited launched the Indian Navy’s first 300-tonne Sullage Barge (Yard 142) on 26 October 2026. The same ceremony also marked the keel-laying of the third Sullage Barge (Yard 144) and the first Bottom Opening Dumb Barge (Yard 148). Rear Admiral Kapil Mehta,…