[2] The first development phase, which aims to be operational by January 2012,[needs update] will have a 12 lakh (1.2 million) TEU capacity through two 350-metre-long L-shaped berths and a total terminal area of around 20 hectares.

Kattupalli's North and South breakwaters, which together total 3.35 km, ensure a safe harbour and uninterrupted terminal operations.

[7] As of October 2019, a 6.08 km rail corridor to ferry cargo to the port is being built at a cost of ₹51.8 crore on a 31.175-hectare (77.04-acre) area.

[8] The Kattupalli yard is mainly built for making warships and to augment the existing capacity at Hazira in Gujarat for submarines.

A draft of up to 14m and a waterfront exceeding 2.2 km makes the facility well suited to building large defence ships.

[11][1] 7 August 2009 26 April 2010 14 Sep 2010 26 Sep 2010 06 Apr 2011 08 Jun 2011 25 Jul 2011 Jun 2015 Construction of New Build Projects: In 2015 L&T has bagged order for construction of 7 Offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard and Floating Dock for the Indian Navy which will be designed in house at L&T Ship Design Centre.

Designed in-house with waterjet propulsion and aluminium hull, these boats have a speed of over 45 knots and excellent manoeuvrability.

3D Modelling integrated with Product Lifecycle Management and other Design and Analysis software suites enable accuracy, revision control and output aligned with yard infrastructure.

A shiplift of 200m x 46m with lifting capacity of 21,050 tonnes (future extension planned for larger vessels) along with transfer system and dry berths enables quick turnaround of ships.

[24][25][26] In an official letter to the Indian Government, the Russian shipyard has put forward its willingness to work alongside L&T.

[27][28] On 7 August 2022, the United States Navy sent its first ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), to Kattupalli Shipyard of Larsen & Toubro for an 11-day repair and allied services work.

The MSRA is a ‘legally non-binding arrangement’ between the US Navy and private shipbuilding contractors to pre-approve shipyards to repair US naval vessels, according to a report.

[40][41][42] The ships operated by MSC are non-commissioned US Navy “support vessels” with civilian crews bearing the prefix “USNS”.