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

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

Last checked

3 August 2026

Coverage

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Port infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

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. NMPA's pre-bid clarification also requires an aft towing winch and hook, rescue-boat davit, oil-spill dispersant arm and containment boom; it excludes an external Fi-Fi system and a separate deck crane.
Marine interfaces
River-sea and harbour towage duties, 24-hour port service, berthing and emergency response, 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 evidence boundary
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.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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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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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • 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
  • General arrangement and acceptance of aft towing gear, rescue-boat handling and oil-spill-response equipment
  • 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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Reporting status

Award, confirmed confidence

Last checked 3 August 2026 across 8 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 3 August 2026 Cited sources 8

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