Overview
- Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the initiative and launched the steel-cutting for the Deendayal Port Authority tug in Kandla.
- The vessel is designed for a 60-ton bollard pull with all-electric propulsion to enable silent operations, zero direct carbon emissions and higher energy efficiency.
- The Green Tug Transition Programme plans 16 tugs for deployment between 2024 and 2027 as part of a total goal of 50 by 2030.
- Officials said work orders have been issued at four major ports, with Deendayal Port the first to commence construction.
- Atreya Shipyard is building the tug, and the ceremony included participants from Netincon, Ripley and Kongsberg alongside ministry and port officials.