You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence Asia/Pacific News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features Asia / Pacific Construction Begins on Svitzer Battery-Electric Tugs in India Construction Begins on Svitzer Battery-Electric Tugs in India by Ship & Bunker News Team Friday September 4, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker Senior leaders of Svitzer and CSL at the steel cutting ceremony held on September 2 in Cochin. Image Credit: Svitzer India ’s Cochin Shipyard has started construction of four battery-electric harbour tugs for towage service provider Svitzer . The steel-cutting ceremony follows a shipbuilding agreement signed by the two companies in December 2025 for four tugs, Svitzer said in a statement on its website on Wednesday . The tugboats will feature battery-electric propulsion and use electricity produced from renewable sources for charging. India has been looking to ramp up its domestic shipbuilding industry. Last year, the country announced a package worth $7.9 billion , including a financial assistance scheme to rejuvenate the country's shipbuilding industry and its broader maritime ecosystem. “We evaluated shipyards across the world before selecting CSL. Four fully electric TRAnsverse 2600e tugs now begin construction here in Cochin — among the most advanced green tugs being built anywhere — and the capability to build them stays in India,” Deniz Kirdar True , Managing Director – Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) of Svitzer, said Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News Maersk, LR to Study Nuclear Containership Corridor Between UK and US The "Pink Corridor" project will map the security, insurance, and regulatory demands