<p data-path-to-node="3" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KOCHI</b> — In a major breakthrough for indigenous naval architecture and green fleet modernization, premier state-owned shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has successfully concluded full hydrodynamic, computational, and structural safety design verifications for an indigenously developed class of 1,800-TEU dual-fuel coastal container feeder vessels.</p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-70" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="4,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The milestone follows extensive design validation cycles, scale-model towing tank testing, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assessments conducted in collaboration with national classification agencies and European naval architecture partners</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Developed to anchor India’s long-term targets under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' (MoPSW) <i data-path-to-node="4,2" data-index-in-node="109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Harit Nauka</i> and <i data-path-to-node="4,2" data-index-in-node="125" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047</i> decarbonization roadmaps</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, the finalized blueprints provide Indian commercial shipowners with an off-the-shelf, low-carbon vessel design optimized specifically for the unique operational profiles of the Indian Subcontinent</span><span data-path-to-node="4,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-71" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">With design and engineering parameter reviews formally locked in, CSL confirmed that commercial shipowning syndicates, coastal liner operators, and logistics consortia can begin reserving dedicated construction drydock slots at the yard starting next month, clearing the runway for physical steel cutting on the first series hulls</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h6 data-path-to-node="7" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Naval Architecture Tailored for Shallow Drafts and Coastal Estuaries</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-72" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Operating container feeder loops along the Indian coastline presents unique geographic constraints, including wide tidal variations, riverine port approaches, and estuarine draft limitations at non-major ports</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Unlike standard global feeder designs that draw deep drafts, CSL’s 1,800-TEU blueprint has been specifically engineered to overcome domestic navigational chokepoints:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="9" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-73" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Shallow-Draft Hydrodynamics:</b> Featuring an optimized, low-resistance hull geometry with a design draft of under 8.2 meters at full 1,800-TEU intake, the vessel can dock across tidal-dependent riverine gateways—such as Kolkata, Deendayal (Kandla), and shallow berths across Gujarat and Tamil Nadu—without facing severe tidal lockouts or deadweight cargo restrictions</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-74" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Cube and Hazardous Stowage Cell Guides:</b> The container hold layout is engineered with reconfigurable cell guides capable of carrying heavy 20-foot industrial containers, 40-foot and 45-foot high-cube consumer retail boxes, and hazardous chemical ISO tanks, directly supporting two-way raw material and intermediate petrochemical flows</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-75" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dedicated Cold-Chain Infrastructure:</b> The weather deck and hold envelopes integrate 350 active high-output refrigerated container (reefer) plugs powered directly by the vessel’s auxiliary power plant, protecting sensitive agricultural, pharmaceutical, and seafood exports moving between peninsular production hubs</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="11" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Dual-Fuel Propulsion and Methane Slip Abatement</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="12" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The vessel platform is engineered with an advanced dual-fuel propulsion system capable of running primarily on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and compliant marine bio-methane, with an immediate transition pathway to green methanol:</p><ul data-path-to-node="13" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,0,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-76" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Pressure Gas Injection:</b> Powered by electronically controlled, two-stroke dual-fuel main engines operating on high-pressure cycles, the design drastically curbs methane slip—a historical operational drawback of low-pressure gas engines—ensuring immediate compliance with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) stringent Tier-III Nitrogen Oxide (<span class="math-inline" data-math="NO_x" data-index-in-node="358" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">$NO_x$</span>) limits and Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) Phase 3 thresholds</span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,1,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-77" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="13,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Type-C Cryogenic Fuel Containment:</b> The ship incorporates twin, vacuum-insulated Type-C cryogenic fuel storage tanks mounted below deck, designed to safely maintain LNG at -162°C while minimizing boil-off gas (BOG)</span><span data-path-to-node="13,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Integrated high-efficiency sub-cooling and BOG recovery skids channel surplus boil-off straight into auxiliary generator sets, preventing any safety venting during harbor dwell periods</span><span data-path-to-node="13,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,2,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-78" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Cold-Ironing Compatibility:</b> The vessel comes factory-fitted with a high-voltage shore connection (HVSC) cold-ironing interface, enabling the ship to shut down auxiliary diesel generators completely and pull 100% clean shore electricity when moored at major container berths</span><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="15" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Lowering Logistics Costs and Fostering Sovereign Tonnage</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="16" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime economists and shipping strategists emphasize that operationalizing an indigenous dual-fuel feeder class addresses structural deficits in India’s maritime freight mix:</p><ul data-path-to-node="17" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,0,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-79" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mitigating Foreign Freight Flight:</b> Over 90% of India’s containerized EXIM commerce is transported aboard foreign-flagged ships, draining roughly $75 billion annually in foreign exchange charter payments</span><span data-path-to-node="17,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Building and deploying sovereign coastal feeder tonnage allows domestic carriers to retain freight value within the Indian economy</span><span data-path-to-node="17,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,1,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-80" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Leveraging the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS):</b> Under the Union Government’s expanded maritime package, domestic shipowners ordering these dual-fuel green feeders at Indian yards qualify for substantial capital subsidies of up to 25% under SBFAS and soft financing through the ₹25,000-crore Maritime Development Fund (MDF)</span><span data-path-to-node="17,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="17,2,0" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-81" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Supporting Greenfield Transshipment Hubs:</b> The 1,800-TEU feeders are sized to serve as high-cadence hub-and-spoke shuttles connecting secondary industrial ports directly to emerging deepwater mega-transshipment hubs like Vizhinjam and upcoming Vadhavan, eliminating secondary transshipment delays at foreign ports</span><span data-path-to-node="17,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c421628192="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_de0aa5914d3a4c76-82" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">CSL stated that following the opening of commercial booking slots next month, technical teams will work closely with domestic coastal shipping operators to finalize customized fleet specifications, with initial deliveries targeted to roll out in phased batches starting late 2028</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1828085624="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1828085624="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>
Cochin Shipyard Finalizes Design Verification for Indigenous Dual-Fuel Coastal Feeder Containerships
With design and engineering parameter reviews formally locked in, CSL confirmed that commercial shipowning syndicates, coastal liner operators, and logistics consortia can begin reserving dedicated construction drydock slots at the yard starting next month, clearing the runway for physical steel cutting on the first series hulls.
