Shipping Corp orders two AHTS at Cochin Shipyard

Mumbai: Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has placed orders for construction of two anchor handling tug cum supply vessels worth about $ 35 million with Cochin Shipyard Ltd, the country’s biggest shipbuilder under state control, writes Livemine.com.

The shipbuilding contract between the two firms was signed in Delhi on thursday, according to a government official who asked not to be named. The contract also involves an option for building two more similar vessels with a pulling capacity of 120 tonnes that are used to support offshore oil drilling operations.Spokespersons for both SCI and CSL declined

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