Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is one of India's best shipyards and designated Mini-Ratna by Government of India. It is located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa at 15°24′7.54″N 73°49′29.40″E. It was established in 1957, originally by the Government of the Portuguese India as the Estaleiros Navais de Goa [1], to build barges to be used in Goa's growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India's blockade of Goa in 1955.