The Indian Register of Shipping (abbreviated as the IRS) declared the inaugural Cadets’ Training Ship’s keel-laying event a success, conducted at L&T’s shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai. The event also represents the start of an entirely novel phase in indigenous shipbuilding and maritime education.
The Cadets’ Training Ship, the flagship of a trio of IRS vessels under construction, is intended to carry 210 Naval cadets, comprising 60 female cadets and international...