Cutting of steel for the first of the two vessels which are part of the ‘Sea Shuttle zero emission feeder container project’ being built by the public sector Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) for Samskip, a leading logistics company headquartered in the Netherlands, took place on Cochin Shipyard premises on Thursday.
The event coincided with the sustainability day celebrations of Samskip held at their headquarters in Rotterdam. The order, worth approximately ₹550 crore, was awarded to CSL by Samskip Group Norway. The first vessel is scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2025.