Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers & Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, 09 February 2026, to form a consortium aimed at undertaking a large-scale, strategically significant national shipbuilding programme.

The partnership envisages the construction of advanced maritime platforms and is expected to contribute to the enhancement of the country's maritime infrastructure, technological self-reliance, and long-term operational capabilities.