Polestar Maritime Ltd, a major player in the niche market of harbour tugs, coastal towing and marine services at ports, has placed orders for two 70 T Bollard Pull tugs with Cochin Shipyard Ltd. The total contract value is approximately ₹120 crore. This is in addition to the three 70 T Bollard Pull tugs contracted earlier with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd (Udupi-CSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.
The tugs will be built to the designs of Robert Allan Ltd, world’s leading design house for harbour tugs. CSL and Udupi-CSL have introduced the Robert Allan Tugs in India, complying with the Approved Standard Tug Design and Specifications (ASTDS), promulgated by the Government for promoting Aatmanirbhar Bharath initiatives.
CSL and Udupi-CSL have benchmarked the delivery timelines and quality of the tugs being constructed in India and Udupi-CSL has been piloting the initial projects under this scheme, said a press release.
The vessels will be jointly constructed by CSL and Udupi-CSL under a work-share agreement in CSL’s yard in Cochin. The vessels will propelled by 2-main engines of 1838 kW and 2.7m propellers from Niigata IHI Power Systems Co. Ltd. Japan.
CSL Group has already delivered four tugs under the Make in India initiative and with this contract the present order book includes 18 tugs and 2 green tugs, which are in various stages of construction.
CSL is very happy to receive a repeat order from Polestar and is also committed to transform the industry by introducing the battery electric tugs through the upcoming Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) announced by the government” said Madhu S Nair, the Chairman and Managing Director.
