Tebma Shipyards Limited is a

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based

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company in

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. The

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has delivered more than 150 vessels, mainly offshore support vessels. It was shut down in June 2021 due to various reasons.

History

Tebma was incorporated in 1984 and commenced operations in 1987. It has shipyards at

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in Karnataka,

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in Kerala and Chengalpet in Tamil Nadu. On 24 November 2010, Bharati Shipyard acquired a 51 per cent stake in the Tebma Shipyards for a price of through a fresh issue of capital at a price of Rs 19.20 per share (face value of Rs 10). Tebma in 2011 signed a deal with Vosta LMG, one of the world's largest dredging technology firm, to build dredgers. In 2015, it delivered

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; the 1st

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for exclusive use by

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The yard is acquired by Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi in 2021

Products

It is primarily engaged in the design and construction of offshore support vessels,

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, dredgers,

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s and pilot launches. *

Arga Class tugboat The ''Arga'' class of tugboats are a series of six service watercraft being built by Tebma Shipyard Limited (a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard Ltd) in Malpe, for the Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Navy, maritime a ...

* Nakul class tugboat * Bhim class tugboat * Madan Singh Class tugboat * B.C. Dutt class tugboat * Fugro Voyager * Fugro Scout * Mokul Nordic

References

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