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New Delhi: The Ministry of Shipping has directed all major ports to procure or charter tug boats which are only made in India. All procurements being done by major ports would now need to be carried out as per the revised ‘Make in India’ order.
Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday that the Government was taking 360 degree actions to revive old shipyards and promote shipbuilding in India.
“It is a step towards bolstering the revival of Indian Ship building and a big move towards Aatma Nirbhar Shipping in Aatma Nirbhar Bharat,” he said and added that the Government would try to create an ecosystem for shipbuilding, ship repair, ship recycling and flagging in India.
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The Ministry of Shipping stated that now procurement/chartering of port crafts would need to be aligned with the revised Make in India Order to promote shipbuilding in India. “It is proposed to set up a Standing Specifications Committee under Managing Director, Indian Ports Association and comprising representatives from Cochin ShipYard Limited (CSL), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Director General of Shipping,” it stated.
Standing Specifications Committee would shortlist around five variants/types of tugs and prepare an ‘Approved Standardized Tug Design and Specifications.’ (ASTDS). This ASTDS would outline specifications, general arrangements, basic calculations, basic structural drawings, key system drawings and other construction standards, among other things. These standards would be vetted by the Standing Specifications Committee and, thereafter, certified ‘in-principle’ by IRS and published by the Indian Ports Association on its website.
“The Ministry will also provide some window to major ports so that construction time would be availed,” the Minister said.
Recently, Government owned Cochin Shipyard Limited had been successful in grabbing the order for two automated vessels from Norwegian Government. “These will be the first of its kind unmanned vessels,” the minister stated, adding the various decision taken the Ministry of Shipping “will turn around Ship Building sector in the near future”.
– globalbihari bureau
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