Udupi Shipyard delivers first of six 3800 TDW dry cargo vessels to Norwegian company

Mangaluru: The Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL) delivered the first in the series of six 3800 TDW dry cargo vessels to M/s Wilson Ship Management A S, Norway, the largest short sea shipping company in Europe, at the New Mangalore Port on Wednesday.

The vessel 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. This 'Make in India Make for the World' initiative of UCSL is aligned with the initiatives of the Government of India. The entire steel used in the construction of the vessel, including the piping systems, is manufactured in India.

In the last three years, the shipyard has constructed and delivered eight aluminum hulls for the Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Kochi Water Metro Project, eight Tuna long liner-cum-gillnetters under the Pradhan Manthri Mathsya Sampada Yojana, two 62 T Bollard Pull ASTDS tugs to M/S Ocean Sparkle Limited, Adani Harbour Services Company, and two 70 T Bollard Pull ASTDS Tugs to M/s Polestar Maritime Limited, complying with the Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative of the Government of India.

The shipyard has also signed orders for the construction of another Eleven 70 T Bollard pull tugs with M/s Ocean Sparkle Limited and one 70 T Bollard pull tug with M/s Polestar Maritime Limited.

Dr Sushma Akkaraju, wife of Dr Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman, the New Mangalore Port Authority, christened the new vessel to mark the formal delivery of the vessel.

Senior officials of M/s Wilson Ship Management AS, Norway Einar Torsnes, Chief Financial Officer, Sergey Bogdashov, New Build Superintendent and the Wilson site team, Harikumar A, CEO, UCSL were present.