CSL SIGNS MOU WITH ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION FOR SHIP REPAIR OPERATIONS AT PORT BLAIR
2. The MoU was signed on 25 Sep 2018 at New Delhi by Shri Madhu Nair, CMD CSL & Smt Ankita Mishra Bundela, IAS, Commissioner Cum Secretary (Shipping), A&N Administration, in the presence of Shri Gopal Krishna, IAS, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Shipping and Shri Satinder Pal Singh, IPS, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Shipping. CSL has also signed a MoU with Andaman & Nicobar Administration in Dec 2016, for repair of large sea-going vessels owned by them and is already in effect.
4. The local population and the islands economy are heavily dependent on water transport. The Administration owns & operates around 84 Nos Mainland-Island & Inter-Island vessels for passenger/ cargo transport. While the bigger ships are capable of traversing the sea to Mainland India for repairs, the remaining ships & vessels are dependent on the facilities in the island for their maintenance & upkeep, which is handled by the Directorate of Shipping Services through its Marine Dockyard Facility at Port Blair.