Wilson
ASA, based in Bergen, Norway has entered into an agreement worth 1100 crores,
with a leading shipyard in India, the CSL or Cochin Shipyard Limited, for the
construction and designing of eight dry cargo ships of 6300 tonne each. Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited, a subsidiary
of CSL has received the order for the vessels, which are to be delivered by
2028.
It is a
follow-up order which is in continuation of the deal signed in 2023 for
designing and constructing 6 dry cargo vessels, each being 3800 tonnes. These
ships are almost reaching their completion stage at Udupi yard in India’s
Karnataka.
The eight ships will be designed by
Conoship International as sustainable diesel-electric ships for the
transportation of general cargo in Europe’s coastal waters.
Wilson
ASA has approximately 130 ships in its fleet ranging from 1500 to 8500 tonnes, shipping about 15 million tonnes of dry
cargo across Europe.