Harikumar A, chief
executive officer of Udupi Cochin Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin
Shipyard Ltd., and Hiren Shah, managing director and chief executive officer of
Ocean Sparkle signed the contract.
Ocean Sparkle, an
existing customer of Udupi Cochin Shipyard, had ordered two 62-tonne bollard
pull ASD tugs, according to an exchange filling on Friday 31 May.
The company
delivered the order before the delivery date specified in the contract .The ASD
tugs have been deployed at the Paradeep Port and New Mangalore Port. These tugs will be classed with the Indian
Register of Shipping.
They will conform
to the Approved Standard Tug Design and Specifications by the Government of India,
in line with Aatmanirbhar Bharat and 'Make in India' initiatives, the
filing said. Udupi Cochin Shipyard is
the first shipyard to contract and construct tugs conforming to the standards.