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New Indian Express
01-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
CSL to build two tugs for Polestar Maritime Ltd
KOCHI: The Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has received an order from Polestar Maritime Ltd to build two 70-tonne bollard pull tugs. This is in addition to the three bollard pull tugs of similar capacity under construction at the Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Polestar Maritime is a major player in the niche market of harbour tugs, coastal towing and marine services at ports. The tugs will be built in accordance with the designs of Robert Allan Ltd, a leading design house for harbour tugs. CSL and Udupi-CSL have introduced the Robert Allan tugs in India, complying with the Approved Standardised Tug Design and Specifications (ASTDS) of the central government. The vessels will be jointly constructed by CSL and Udupi-CSL under a work-share agreement at the CSL yard in Kochi. The vessels will be propelled by two main engines of 1,838 kW and 2.7m propellers from Niigata IHI Power Systems, Japan. CSL has already delivered four tugs under the 'Made in India' initiative and the present order book includes 18 tugs and two green tugs, which are in various stages of construction. 'We are very happy to receive a repeat order from Polestar Maritime. CSL is committed to transform the industry by introducing the battery electric tugs through the upcoming Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) announced by the Union government.' said CSL chairman and managing director Madhu S Nair.
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Udupi shipyard delivers first of 3,800 T dry cargo vessel to Norwegian company
Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (USCL) on Wednesday delivered the first in a series of six 3,800 T dead-weight dry cargo vessels, Wilson Eco 1, to M/s. Wilson Ship Management AS, Norway, the largest short sea shipping company of Europe in Mangaluru. The formal delivery programme was organised at New Mangalore Port here in the presence of New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) chairman A.V. Ramana and senior officers of NMPA. Senior officials of M/s Wilson Ship Management AS, Einar Torsnes, Chief Financial Officer, Sergey Bogdashov, New Build Superintendent and the Wilson site team were present. USCL CEO A Harikumar, General Manager CEO, UCSL and Sivaram N Swamy and others were present. In the last three years, Udupi shipyard in a release here said it has constructed and delivered eight aluminium hulls for Cochin Shipyard Ltd. for the Kochi Water Metro Project; eight tuna long liner cum gillnetters under the Pradhan Mantri Mathsya Sampada Yojana; two 62 tonne bollard pull ASTDS tugs to M/S Ocean Sparkle Ltd., an Adani harbour services company, and two 70-tonne bollard pull ASTDS tugs to M/s Polestar Maritime Ltd., complying with the Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative of the Union government. The shipyard has also signed orders for construction of another 11 70-T bollard pull tugs with M/s Ocean Sparkle and one 70-T bollard pull tug with M/s Polestar Maritime. The contracts signed with Ocean Sparkle Limited for construction of eleven 70-T tugs is the largest series tug construction order ever signed by an Indian shipyard. Wilson Eco 1 is designed as an all-weather ship for unrestricted operation with unmanned machinery space certification. It is also equipped with all navigation and communication equipment as per the latest class and flag requirements. Under 'Make in India Make for the World' initiative of UCSL, the shipyard has used steel manufactured domestically for construction of the entire vessel, including the piping systems.
