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Mumbai-based Polestar Maritime Limited has placed an bid for 2 60-tonne bollard propulsion battery-electric greenish tugs with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
The tugs volition beryllium deployed astatine Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority nether the Central government’s Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP), aft Polestar Maritime, which operates successful the harbour tug, coastal towing and marine services segments astatine ports, emerged arsenic the palmy bidder for chartering 2 battery-electric tugs, the CSL said successful a connection connected Saturday (January 31, 2026).
The vessels volition beryllium built to designs from Robert Allan Limited, an planetary harbour tug plan firm.
Construction of the vessels volition beryllium jointly undertaken by CSL and Udupi-CSL nether a work-share statement astatine CSL’s Cochin yard. The tugs volition diagnostic battery-electric propulsion systems, enabling zero nonstop emissions during harbour operations. The batteries volition beryllium sourced domestically.
With this contract, the CSL Group’s bid publication carries 17 tugs, including six greenish tugs, astatine assorted stages of construction. Commenting connected the order, said CSL Chairman and Managing Director Madhu S. Nair.
