# Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders maritime expansion > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-maritime-expansion > Updated: 2026-09-19T00:46:28.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is expanding its operations into commercial vessel construction through new greenfield projects in India. In Maharashtra, MDL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra Limited to develop a shipbuilding center in the Raigad district. This project, part of the National Shipbuilding Mission, involves an estimated investment of ₹15,000 crore to ₹27,000 crore and aims for an annual capacity of 1.2 to 2 million gross tonnes. Simultaneously, MDL has entered an MoU with National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park-AP to develop a shipyard at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. MDL will invest approximately ₹15,000 crore into this facility, which is part of a larger integrated shipbuilding-cum-port cluster estimated at roughly ₹29,253 crore. The Andhra Pradesh project intends to manufacture tankers, bulk carriers, and LNG carriers, supporting the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-19: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to invest ₹15,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd will invest ₹15,000 crore to develop a greenfield shipyard at Dugarajapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, part of a larger ₹29,253 crore maritime cluster project. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-to-invest-15000-crore-in-andhra-pradesh-shipyard ### 2026-09-16: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to anchor new shipbuilding cluster in Maharashtra Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited will anchor a major greenfield shipbuilding cluster in Dighi, Maharashtra, expanding into large commercial vessels with significant investment and job creation potential. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-to-anchor-new-shipbuilding-cluster-in-maharashtra --- Cite as: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders maritime expansion. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-maritime-expansion