Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works

{{short description|Shipbuilding company based in Karachi, Pakistan}}

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| key_people = Rear-Admiral Salman Ilyas (Managing Director)

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The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW Ltd.) is a major defence contractor and shipbuilding company situated in the West Wharf in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan.

The KSEW Ltd. is sponsored and owned entirely by the Ministry of Defence Production whose corporate leadership comes directly from the Navy HQ of the Pakistan Navy.[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/ksew.htm Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW)] GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 27 September 2021 With Pakistan Navy being its primary customer, the KSEW Ltd. also has contracts with the National Shipping Corporation, Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority, and for a wide range of customers in the private sector in Pakistan.

The current managing director of KS&EW is Rear-Admiral Salman Ilyas. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works acquired certification of ISO 9001 in 2000.

History and overview

Planning to established the shipyard in Karachi began in 1947 as it was thought as essential for defense of the country.{{cite web |title=Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited |url=https://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/15-(169-174)Karachi%20Shipyard%20and%20Engineering%20Works%20limited%2025.9.2012.pdf |website=www.pecongress.org.pk |publisher=Pakistan Engineering Council |access-date=6 August 2023}} In 1952, the Government of Pakistan reached out to Government of Germany for funding and loan feasibility, which both nation agreed upon. In 1955, the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited was established when Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) commissioned a project that was delivered to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) in 1957.

Since 1955, the KSEW Ltd. remains under government sponsorship and is entirely owned by the Ministry of Defence Production.{{cite web |title=Karachi Shipyard |url=https://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/page/company-profile |website=www.karachishipyard.com.pk |access-date=6 August 2023}} It corporate leadership is approved as deputation by the Navy HQ of Pakistan Navy. The KSEW Ltd. has attained product certification and qualification from the Turkey and United Kingdom's registry, but it usually follows British standards for quality of its products.

The KSEW Ltd. is the only company in Pakistan that has ability and capability to build ships, and the primary builder of submarines since its establishment in 1955.{{cite web |title=Karachi Shipyard |url=https://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/page/ship-building |website=www.karachishipyard.com.pk |access-date=6 August 2023}}

Projects

=Submarine construction=

The KSEW Ltd. is the only company in the country that has ability and capability to build deep water submarines, owing major contributions from France in 1990s and later China. In 1990s, France agreed upon exporting the technology of Agosta 90B class submarine, of which two submarines were built by the KSEW Ltd. under French supervision. The French DCNS mostly oversaw the program until 2006, and were refitted with air-independent propulsion technology in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.defencetalk.com/second-mesma-aip-ready-for-shipment-to-pakistan-35181/|title=Second Mesma AIP Ready for Shipment to Pakistan |date=23 June 2011|publisher=Defence Talk website|access-date=28 September 2021}}

As of current, the KSEW Ltd. is currently building the Hangor-class submarines for the Pakistan Navy.{{cite web |title=Karachi Shipyard |url=https://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/page/smc |website=www.karachishipyard.com.pk |access-date=6 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5950214|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121170905/http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5950214|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2013|title=Pakistan in Deal To Buy Chinese Subs: Report|last=Ansari|first=Usman|date=14 March 2011|publisher=Defense News (www.defensenews.com)|access-date=28 September 2021|quote=ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Navy has reportedly negotiated a preliminary deal with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd. (CSOC) to jointly design and build six air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines, surprising analysts who had expected a deal based on existing Chinese designs.}}{{cite web|url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Agosta-SSK.pdf|title=Pakistan's Tailor-Made Transfer of Technology|publisher=DCNS Group website|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320133047/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Agosta-SSK.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

= 17,000 Ton Fleet Tanker =

A contract was signed on 22 January 2013 between the Ministry of Defence Production, Pakistan and STM, Turkey to construct a 17000 ton fleet tanker for the Pakistani Navy. The Kit of Material was provided by STM and the construction, outfitting took place at KS&EW. The construction of the vessel started on 27 November 2013 and it was launched on 19 August 2016. This is the largest warship built in Pakistan till date.

MILGEM Class Corvette (warship)

MILGEM Class Corvette will be the most technologically advanced surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet. Keel Laying ceremony of third MILGEM class warship held. The warship will complete in 2024.{{Cite news|access-date=28 September 2021|title=Keel laying ceremony of Pakistan Navy's MILGEM class warship held|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2269841/keel-laying-ceremony-of-pakistan-navys-milgem-class-warship-held|date=25 October 2020|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|language=en}}

Future Projects

The next submarine project will see KS&EW jointly involved with Chinese company CSOC (China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd.) in the design and construction of 8 submarines equipped with air-independent propulsion (AIP). These will be designed to Pakistani specifications and four will be built at a CSOC shipyard in China, while four will be constructed by KS&EW. It is believed that little upgrading of facilities is required because much of the current infrastructure meets the requirements. The preliminary negotiations were reported to be completed in March 2011. It was earlier believed that the project would involve China's Type-041 Yuan class submarine, which had been mentioned by Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff, several times since 2009.[https://www.rina.org.uk/karachi_shipyard.html Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works - A Profile] The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects website, Retrieved 28 September 2021

Production

=Merchant vessels=

Al-Abbas - first one was built in 1967Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 6 for Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited.
MV Lalazar - A 13,300 DWT Cargo Vessel was built for National Shipping Corporation, Pakistan. Delivered on 20th Nov 1974.
MV Hetian - A 13,160 DWT Cargo Vessel was built for China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation, China, in 1978.
MV Islamabad - MV Islamabad is the largest general cargo and container ship built at KS&EW with 17,200 DWT. The ship is in service with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
You Ti 20 - A 17,000 TDW Bulk Carrier You Yi 20 was built in 1992 for China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation.

=Naval vessels=

==Frigates==

PNS Aslat of the F-22P Zulfiquar class frigate
PNS Shah Jahan

==Corvettes==

2 corvettes of the PN MILGEM class corvette

==Multi-Purpose Patrol craft==

PNS Dehshat of the Azmat class missile boat
PNS Jurrat & PNS Quwwat of the Jurrat class missile boat
PNS Jalalat & PNS Shujaat of the Jalalat II class missile boat
PNS Larkana & PNS Rajshahi of the Larkana class Gunboat
Maritime Patrol Vessels (600 and 1500 tones displacement) for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. Both commissioned.

==Mine Countermeasure Vessels==

PNS Mujahid of the Tripartite-class minehunter

==Submarines==

PNS Hamza & PNS Saad of Agosta 90B class submarine class
PNS Khalid submarine{{cite news|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/107363/pakistan-making-break-through-in-defence-products |title=Pakistan making break-through in defence products|author=Parvez Jaberi |date=22 February 2013|newspaper=Business Recorder (newspaper)|access-date=28 September 2021}}
Hangor-class submarine