Denmark offers shipbuilding training to Bangladesh

A tripartite agreement has been signed between a Bangladeshi firm and two Danish firms to provide necessary training to Bangladeshi workforce in shipbuilding sector. Officials of the Bangladesh shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd (WMSL) and the Danish firms of Stella Shipping Ltd and the Plantware Ltd signed the agreement to impart necessary training to the engineers and naval architects of the WMSL in shipbuilding which covers architectural designing to electrical design of a new ship.

Apart from enriching the country with shipbuilding technology for transferring technological know-how which would help Bangladesh to achieve self-sufficiency in the sector, it will also reduce the cost of newbuildings.

A six-member team of WMSL that includes two marine engineers, two mechanical engineers and two naval architects left Dhaka for Denmark last month to receive training in the shipbuilding technology. Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) will provide necessary support to implement a pilot project to this end under the supervision of Danish Embassy in Dhaka.