Bharati Defence and Infrastructure Limited (formerly known as Bharati Shipyard Limited) was incorporated on June 22, 1976. It began as a partnership firm in 1968 which was converted into a Limited company in 1976 and later to a public limited company in 1996. It has state of the art shipbuilding and fabrication facilities in, Dabhol, Ratnagiri, Goa, Mangalore, Chennai and Kolkata. Company’s IPO in 2004 was oversubscribed 78 times

BDIL’s product portfolio evolved from small-sized vessels and tugs to sophisticated offshore vessels like Platform Support Vessels (PSVs), Anchor Handling Support Vessels (AHTSVs), Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs), jack-up rigs; midsized LNG propelled vessels and smaller defence vessels. It is also engaged in the business of design and construction of various types of sea going, coastal, harbour, inland crafts and vessels. Product range includes cargo barges, dredgers, power packed ocean going tractor tugs, cargo ships, etc. BDIL also constructs specialised, sophisticated vessels for Exploration and Production (E&P) companies, coastal and the marine market sectors.