Cochin, February 27, 2026 – Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India's leading shipbuilding and ship repair organization, achieved a milestone today with the steel-cutting ceremony for 2 ASTDS 70T Bollard Pull Tugs for Polestar maritime Limited .The ceremony was officiated by Shri. Vinit Badani, Director at Polestar Maritime Limited, who initiated the cutting of the first steel in the presence of Shri. Harikrishnan S (Director – Operations), Shri. Harikumar A (CEO, UCSL), Mr. Shiraz V.P. (Executive Director – Shipbuilding), along with other senior officials from CSL and representatives from the classification society IRS.
The 70 Tonne Bollard Pull Tugs have a Length of 33 m, Beam of 12.2 m and Draft of 4.2 m. The vessels will be propelled by 2-Main Engines of 1838 kW and 2.7m Propellers from Niigata IHI Power Systems Co. Ltd. These tugs will be built to the designs of Robert Allan Limited, world’s leading design house for harbour tugs.
The current order book of CSL group consists of 17 ASTDS tugs and 6 green tugs.
“CSL and Udupi-UCSL have introduced Robert Allan Ltd.–designed tugs in India in compliance with ASTDS, setting benchmarks in quality and delivery timelines. In partnership with Polestar Maritime Limited, CSL is also constructing two GTTP tugs under the Government of India’s Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP), thereby strengthening the sustainable maritime industry.” said Mr. Jose V J, the Chairman and Managing Director of CSL.
Official Spokesperson
Cochin Shipyard Limited
