Project record

New Mangalore Port 60T battery-electric tug charter

Aerial view of New Mangalore Port's harbour basin, berths, breakwaters and cargo yards

New Mangalore Port Authority; current port context, not the awarded battery-electric tug

New Mangalore Port Authority has awarded a 15-year charter for one new 60-tonne bollard-pull battery-electric tug to Underwater Services Company Limited in consortium with J M Baxi Greenship Private Limited. The INR 3.150425 billion award covers the vessel, manning, operation, maintenance and complete technical management, excluding GST.

Project signal

Award in India

The 30 June work order fixes the counterparty, award value and commercial term, but it does not establish that the tug has been built, delivered or accepted. The tender requires an Indian-built Green Tug Transition Programme Phase I vessel within 24 months of the work order, followed by port acceptance before the 15-year service period begins.

Current status Fifteen-year charter awarded on 30 June 2026; construction, delivery, port acceptance and service commencement remain ahead Source confidence Confirmed

Location

India / Asia Pacific

Segment

Port infrastructure

Status

Fifteen-year charter awarded on 30 June 2026; construction, delivery, port acceptance and service commencement remain ahead / Confirmed

Evidence reviewed

19 July 2026

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Project anatomy

Scope, counterparties, and execution logic

Client / authority
New Mangalore Port Authority
Delivery parties
Underwater Services Company Limited, J M Baxi Greenship Private Limited (consortium member)
Contract route
Open two-cover e-tender under NMPA/ME/TUG/GTTP-ASTDS/2025/09; three bids received, two technically qualified, and the L1 consortium received the work order
Execution window
New Indian-built GTTP Phase I tug required within 24 months of the 30 June 2026 work order; the 15-year charter runs from service commencement after port acceptance
Works package
Design and supply of one new 60-tonne bollard-pull battery-electric tug, together with full crew, manning, operation, maintenance, stores and complete technical management for 15 years
Marine interfaces
Harbour towage and emergency duties, 24-hour port service, onboard battery and hybrid systems, owner-provided shore charging to the berth, vessel-to-shore charging connection, and vessel performance data exchange with the port's Green Tug Monitoring System
Commercial read
The award value of INR 3.150425 billion excluding GST is below the tender estimate of INR 3.67093 billion excluding GST. These are separate records: the tender estimate is not the contract price, and the work order is not evidence of construction progress, delivery, acceptance or on-hire service.
Next milestone
Executed contract and named shipyard, followed by class and GTTP design acceptance, construction evidence, charging-interface closure, trials, delivery survey, port acceptance and service commencement

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What changed, when, and what it proves

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NMPA issued the 15-year charter work order

The owner named the successful consortium and fixed the award at INR 3.150425 billion excluding GST. Delivery and port acceptance of the new tug remain future gates before service starts.

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Tender established the vessel and service baseline

The tender specified a new Indian-built 60-tonne GTTP Phase I battery-electric tug, a 24-month delivery requirement, port and vessel charging interfaces, monitoring integration and a 15-year operating term.

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Delivery watch

Evidence needed next

Executed contract and named shipyard, followed by class and GTTP design acceptance, construction evidence, charging-interface closure, trials, delivery survey, port acceptance and service commencement

Decision watchpoints

  • Executed agreement and disclosure of the shipyard, class and principal system suppliers
  • GTTP Phase I and class design approvals for the tug and battery installation
  • Keel-laying, hull construction and battery-system integration evidence
  • Owner shore-charging capacity, cable-management boundary and vessel-side connection compatibility
  • Vessel Performance Monitoring System interface with the port's Green Tug Monitoring System
  • Bollard-pull, endurance, hybrid-mode, safety and harbour trials
  • Delivery survey, port acceptance and formal start of the 15-year charter
  • Availability, charging time, fuel use in hybrid mode and service reliability after on-hire

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Evidence reviewed 19 July 2026 Sources in this record 5

Source record

NMPA's June 2026 contract-award statement controls the bidder field, qualified consortium, award value, work-order date and 15-year term. The 26 June 2025 tender controls the technical and delivery baseline: a newly constructed Indian-flagged GTTP Phase I battery-electric tug, minimum 60-tonne bollard pull, delivery within 24 months of the work order, port-provided shore charging to the berth, vessel-side interface responsibility, hybrid capability and monitoring-system integration. The tender estimate of INR 3.67093 billion is kept separate from the INR 3.150425 billion award. The shipyard, energy-storage supplier and electrical integrator are not named; class approval, keel laying, completed trials, delivery, port acceptance and service commencement are also unreported.

Phase: award. Evidence reviewed: 19 July 2026.

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