Maiden seminar on “Emerging Trends Challenges in IN Boat Building” under the Chairmanship of Rear Admiral M Bimal Kumar, ADG Warship Design Bureau WDB was held on 12 July 2024 at IDSA auditorium. In addition to Indian Navy, various stakeholders in the design, manufacture and procurement of boats such as Indian Army, Indian Coast Guard, BSF, NDRF, Indian Customs, NMF, CENJOWS, Indian Register of Shipping and leading OEMs of boats participated in the seminar. Topics including latest trends in boat building, armoured hull, amphibious boats, electric propulsion, hydrofoils, autonomous boats, inspection procedures, standardisation of boats and common procurement framework for boats were discussed during the seminar.
