10/09/2026
🇮🇳🤝🇩🇪 Strengthening India’s Ship Design & Engineering Capabilities
At SMM Hamburg 2026, Ozean Engineering GmbH, Germany and Nirmon Marine & Offshore Design Pvt. Ltd., India signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration in ship design, marine engineering, technology transfer and knowledge sharing.
The partnership brings together German maritime engineering expertise and Indian engineering capabilities to support Indian shipyards with internationally proven vessel designs and locally accessible technical expertise.
The collaboration will contribute to:
🔹 Strengthening indigenous ship design capabilities
🔹 Enhancing the competitiveness of Indian shipyards
🔹 Reducing dependence on overseas engineering support
🔹 Enabling technology & knowledge transfer
🔹 Building a stronger, self-reliant shipbuilding ecosystem
This Indo-German collaboration marks another step towards and a globally competitive Indian maritime industry.
Shipyards Association of India supports partnerships that strengthen India’s shipbuilding, ship repair and maritime engineering ecosystem.
Narendra Modi
Sarbananda Sonowal
PMO India
NITI Aayog
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways