NEW DELHI : India has locked in nearly 15,000 acres of land across five coastal states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra — for proposed shipbuilding clusters. Nearly 40 per cent of the land parcels identified or under consideration is across four locations in Maharashtra, approximately 5,800 acres. These come as the Ministry continues to woo global major towards ship-building activities in India. According to a senior official of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), land parcels are being identified through the respective state governments.