Global towage provider Svitzer and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a shipbuilding agreement for four battery-electric e26-metre electric TRAnsverse (TRAnsverse 2600e) tugs. The agreement, announced today (8 December), confirms a Letter of Intent signed in October at India Maritime Week and marks the move from intent to a contracted new build agreement. Under the agreement, CSL will build a minimum of four battery-electric TRAnsverse 2600e tugs for Svitzer, with an option for up to four additional vessels. ‘This contract with Cochin Shipyard for our next series of electric TRAnsverse tugs reflects our commitment to Make in India and to […]

Finland’s Deltamarin has received a total of five Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from DNV and Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its next-generation vessel designs, including approval for a 20,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG bunkering vessel which will be able to supply LNG at scale to a range of large vessels. The AiPs granted by DNV include a hybrid and wind-powered 9,500 cbm Liquefied Ethylene Gas Carrier. Designed to operate in Ice Class 1A areas with ice up to 80 centimetres thick, the design features a ‘green dual-power system,’ which combines battery-hybrid technology with wind-assisted propulsion. According to Deltamarin, the design represents […]

The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal last week virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for India’s first all-electric green tug. According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the tug’s construction schedule places India at ‘the forefront of adopting electric propulsion for port operations’. Once deployed, the tug will support harbour manoeuvring, escorting and emergency response activities.  The tug was designed for Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla and is being developed under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways’Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) – a government initiative that aims to launch 50 green […]