Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited

20°55′20″N 71°29′58″E / 20.922351°N 71.499571°E / 20.922351; 71.499571

Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited, formerly known as Reliance Defence & Engineering Limited and prior to that as Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL) and Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Company Limited[1] is an Indian shipbuilding and heavy industry company headquartered in Mumbai. The shipyard is located near the village of Pipavav in Gujarat, at a distance of 90 km South of Amreli, 15 km South of Rajula and 140 km South West of Bhavnagar. Reliance Naval was the first private sector company in India to obtain a license and contract to build warships and owns the largest shipyard in India.[2][3][4]

Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited
Formerly
  • Pipavav Shipyard Limited
  • Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited
  • Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited[1]
Company typePublic
BSE533107
NSERNAVAL
Industry
Founded17 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-17)
FoundersNikhil Prataprai Gandhi
Bhavesh Prataprai Gandhi
Headquarters
Pipavav Port, Rajula, Amreli district, Gujarat
,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nikhil Merchant
(Chairman and Managing Director)
ServicesShips & offshore Platforms, Pressure Vessels Design, construction, repair and conversion
RevenueDecrease 14.13 billion (US$170 million) (2018)[5]
Decrease −9.56 billion (US$−110 million) (2018)
Total assetsDecrease 99.4 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2018)
Number of employees
367 (March 2018)
Websitewww.rnaval.co.in
  1. ^ a b "Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited: Reliance Defence is now Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Pipavav Shipyard India".
  3. ^ "Top 10 Largest Dry Docks in the World". 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Skillgroup Official". skilgroup.co.in. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Financial Results, Q1 2014–15" (PDF). pipavav defence and offshore engineering company limited. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.