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 (R-Naval), formerly known as Reliance Defence & Engineering Limited and prior to that as Pipavav Shipyard Limited and Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Company Limited[1] is an Indian shipbuilding and heavy industry company headquartered in Mumbai. The shipyard is located in Pipavav, Gujarat, at a distance of 90 km South of Amreli, 15 km South of Rajula and 140 km South West of Bhavnagar. R-Naval is the first private sector company in India to obtain a license and contract to build warships. Pipavav is 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
ISININE542F01012
Industry
Founded17 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-17)
FoundersNikhil Prataprai Gandhi
Bhavesh Prataprai Gandhi
Headquarters
Pipavav Port, Rajula, Amreli district, Gujarat
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Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Anil Ambani
(Ex-Chairman)
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)
ParentReliance Infrastructure
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.