Gading Marine

Gading Marine, also known as Gading Marine Industry, is a Malaysian private maritime company operating under Gading Group. Its activities cover shipbuilding, marine engineering, systems integration, ship fabrication, and vessel maintenance and repair. The company is headquartered in Selangor and has also operated a shipyard elsewhere in Malaysia, with its manufacturing and assembly activities described as being carried out locally. The company’s publicly documented specialization is the construction of fast interceptor craft and assault craft for Malaysian government and security users. This places Gading Marine at the intersection of commercial marine engineering and the domestic defense and law-enforcement supply chain. Rather than being identified primarily with large commercial ships, the company is associated with smaller, high-speed patrol and interception vessels intended for maritime security, coastal enforcement, and naval operations. Gading Marine has also pursued links with Malaysian higher-education institutions. It has worked with the University of Kuala Lumpur on boat development and construction, while providing training opportunities for university students in marine-related disciplines. These relationships connect the company’s industrial work with technical education and local skills development, and reflect the broader emphasis on domestic fabrication and engineering capability. The company’s documented government contracts include deliveries to both police and naval customers. In 2019, Gading Marine delivered two FAC PC 31 fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysia Police. In 2020, it won a tender from the Royal Malaysian Navy for six G2000 FIC 18m MK I fast interceptor craft. In 2022, the navy ordered a further 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft to supplement the earlier six vessels. These contracts indicate an expanding role in Malaysia’s fleet of small, rapid-response maritime platforms and demonstrate the company’s ability to support repeat procurement and a later model variant. Gading Marine’s positioning is therefore based on local shipbuilding, engineering integration, and support for Malaysian maritime agencies. Its publicly available profile does not establish a broad international consumer brand, a large commercial shipping portfolio, or a publicly listed corporate structure. Available reference material also does not identify a founding year, founder, named chief executives, revenue figures, or a standalone corporate website. The clearest documented description of the company is as a Gading Group maritime subsidiary or operating company that supplies specialized craft and related marine capabilities to Malaysian public-sector users.

Gading Marine, also referred to as Gading Marine Industry, is a Malaysian private company operating within Gading Group. Public reference material places its headquarters in Selangor and describes the business as covering shipbuilding, marine engineering, systems integration, ship fabrication, and vessel maintenance and repair. The company has also been associated with a shipyard at another Malaysian location, supporting local fabrication and assembly activities. The company’s best-documented specialization is the construction of fast interceptor and assault craft. Its vessels are intended for maritime-security and enforcement roles, and its customers have included the Royal Malaysia Police and the Royal Malaysian Navy. The emphasis on smaller, fast vessels distinguishes Gading Marine from shipbuilders primarily identified with large commercial ships or ocean-going merchant vessels. Its work combines hull construction with marine engineering and systems integration, allowing it to deliver complete craft rather than only individual fabricated components. Gading Marine has developed relationships with Malaysian educational institutions, including the University of Kuala Lumpur. These relationships have involved cooperation on boat development and construction as well as training for university students in marine-related fields. The university links are part of the company’s local industrial and technical-development profile, connecting vessel production with workforce training and applied engineering. A significant early documented delivery came in 2019, when Gading Marine supplied two FAC PC 31 fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysia Police. The delivery demonstrated the company’s role as a supplier to a national law-enforcement agency and its ability to produce fast craft for operational maritime use. In 2020, the company won a tender from the Royal Malaysian Navy for six G2000 FIC 18m MK I fast interceptor craft. This procurement expanded Gading Marine’s documented customer base from police maritime operations to naval service. It also established the G2000 FIC 18m as a named product family associated with the company. The Royal Malaysian Navy subsequently ordered 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft in 2022. The second order was described as supplementing the six earlier vessels, indicating continued adoption of the platform and the introduction or procurement of a later MK II variant. Together, the 2020 and 2022 naval orders represent the clearest evidence in the available material of repeat public-sector demand for Gading Marine’s fast interceptor craft. The available sources do not provide a founding date, founder, revenue information, named executives, detailed ownership structure beyond the company’s operation under Gading Group, or a standalone official website. They also do not document a substantial international export business. On the evidence available, Gading Marine is best characterized as a Malaysian defense-adjacent maritime engineering and shipbuilding company serving domestic naval and law-enforcement requirements, with capabilities extending from design and fabrication to systems integration and vessel support.

1. 2022Follow-on order for G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft

   The Royal Malaysian Navy ordered 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft to supplement the six earlier vessels.

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2. 2020Royal Malaysian Navy tender award for G2000 FIC 18m MK I

   Gading Marine won a tender to supply six G2000 FIC 18m MK I fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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3. 2019Delivery of FAC PC 31 craft to the Royal Malaysia Police

   Gading Marine delivered two FAC PC 31 fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysia Police.

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A Malaysian local shipbuilder and marine engineering specialist focused on fast interceptor and assault craft for naval, police, and other maritime-security customers.

• FAC PC 31Fast interceptor craft2019

  A fast interceptor craft supplied by Gading Marine to the Royal Malaysia Police. Two vessels were delivered in 2019. The available reference material identifies the platform and customer but does not provide detailed specifications, dimensions, propulsion data, or weapons configuration.

• G2000 FIC 18m MK IFast interceptor craft2020

  The first documented variant of Gading Marine’s G2000 FIC 18m fast interceptor craft family. The Royal Malaysian Navy selected six vessels through a tender won by Gading Marine in 2020. Publicly available reference material does not specify the craft’s detailed technical configuration.

• G2000 FIC 18m MK IIFast interceptor craft2022

  A later mark of the G2000 FIC 18m fast interceptor craft. The Royal Malaysian Navy ordered 13 MK II craft in 2022 to supplement the six earlier MK I vessels. The available source identifies the variant and procurement quantity but does not provide detailed performance or equipment specifications.

• 2022Royal Malaysian Navy procurement of the G2000 FIC 18m MK IIGeneration change

  After receiving six G2000 FIC 18m MK I craft, the Royal Malaysian Navy sought additional vessels for its fast-interceptor capability.

  What changed. The navy ordered 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft from Gading Marine.

  Aftermath. The order expanded the G2000 FIC 18m fleet and represented continued procurement of a later mark of the company’s interceptor-craft family.

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• 2020Tender win for six G2000 FIC 18m MK I craftOther

  The Royal Malaysian Navy sought fast interceptor craft, and Gading Marine won the tender to supply six G2000 FIC 18m MK I vessels.

  What changed. Gading Marine secured the naval supply contract and became a documented supplier of fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysian Navy.

  Aftermath. The order was followed by a 2022 procurement of 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft for the same naval customer.

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• 2022Royal Malaysian Navy orders 13 G2000 FIC 18m MK II craft

  The Royal Malaysian Navy ordered 13 additional G2000 FIC 18m MK II fast interceptor craft to supplement the six earlier MK I vessels supplied by Gading Marine.

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• 2020Gading Marine wins Royal Malaysian Navy tender for six G2000 FIC 18m MK I craft

  The company won a tender to supply six G2000 FIC 18m MK I fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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• 2019Gading Marine delivers two FAC PC 31 fast interceptor craft to the Royal Malaysia Police

  Gading Marine delivered two FAC PC 31 fast interceptor craft to Malaysia’s Royal Malaysia Police, adding locally built high-speed vessels to the agency’s maritime capability.

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