Cochin Shipyard to construct tugs for Denmark-based Svitzer
The deal brings together Svitzer’s global expertise in sustainable towage solutions with CSL’s proven shipbuilding capabilities, skilled workforce and local innovation.
Svitzer, Denmark-based global towage provider, has signed a shipbuilding agreement with Cochin Shipyard Ltd for four 26-metre electric TRAnsverse tugs for Svitzer’s global fleet renewal and growth plans.
Under the agreement, CSL will build a minimum of four battery-electric TRAnsverse 2600e tugs for Svitzer, with an option for up to four additional vessels. The tugs will be constructed to Svitzer’s specifications at CSL’s facilities in Kochi to serve as global fleet renewal and advancement in operations worldwide.
The vessels complement a wider new building programme of the TRAnsverse tug design, cementing Svitzer’s confidence in the vessel’s capabilities while also opening opportunities for future deployment in Indian ports and terminals.
The deal brings together Svitzer’s global expertise in sustainable towage solutions with CSL’s proven shipbuilding capabilities, skilled workforce and local innovation.
The TRAnsverse 2600e tugs are the electric version of the next-generation tug design proving itself as the world’s most advanced and efficient tug. The ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of tugs: the TRAnsverse design can operate in complex and close-quarter operating contexts, with all ship types and sizes in challenging weather and tidal conditions. The vessels will feature battery-electric propulsion and offer port and terminal operations zero direct emissions during harbour operations when charged from green power sources.
The first four vessels under the agreement are expected to enter construction over the coming months, with the first delivery targeted no earlier than late 2027 or early 2028.
Published on December 9, 2025
