India aims to become a global hub for green shipbuilding by 2030, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said. Inaugurating India's first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS), Sonowal further said a target has been set for the initial Green Tugs to start working in all major ports by 2025. At least 50 per cent of all the Tugs are likely to be converted into Green Tugs by 2030, which will considerably reduce emissions, as the country moves towards achieving sustainable development, an official statement quoted the minister as saying. Tugs are special boats that assist other vessels into and out of port. Green Hybrid Tugs will be powered by Green Hybrid Propulsion systems and subsequently adopting non-fossil fuel solutions like (Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen). According to the statement, the country's first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) is the result of a collaboration ...
The plans include subsidies so that at least 50 new vessels can be built as well as the granting of "infrastructure status" to the industry which would help with financing from banks, said the govt
Sonowal said that both the countries are looking at new areas of cooperation to further the bilateral relations
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said country has a great opportunity to become an indigenous shipbuilding hub and policies that will help the domestic industry become world-class players.
For FY22, the company said its current order book size stands at Rs 12,000 crore, which includes private, government and navy shipbuilding and ship repairs
Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) is also keen to gain access to Pipavav Shipyard, though it is not participating in the IBC process
Cochin Shipyard, with facilities on the East and West coasts of India, is a leader in commercial and defence shipbuilding and repairs.
Its subsidiary Titagarh Firema has also secured a new contract worth about Euro 70 million for new traction and fire protection systems in the existing fleet of Italy's Trenitalia