<span style="color: #222222;">A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between the Ministry of Shipping and IIT, Kharagpur for setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology. <br />'' <br />'' The Centre will focus on indigenisation of ship designing, building and testing. <br />'' <br />'' The MoA was signed by IIT Kharagpur Director, Professor Partha P Chakraborty, and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping, Kailash Kumar Aggarwal in the presence of Shipping Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya in New Delhi today. <br />'' <br />'' Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mandaviya said, the MoA will further the dream of Make in India and reduce the recurring cost incurred in the import of technology.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Partha P Chakraborty said presently, only Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and Belgium have model testing facilities for ships.</span>