Cochin shipyard-built vessel ready to set sail

KOCHI : CSL and JSW Shipping & Logistics today signed the Protocol of Delivery & Acceptance of ‘JSW Mihirgad’, an 8000 T Cargo Vessel.This vessel is first in series of 4 vessels being built at CSL for JSW. She is ready to sail off. They wish her Calm Seas & Fair Weather. JSW Mihirgad, an 8,000 tonne cargo built by the Cochin Ltd (CSL) for JSW Shipping & Logistics (JSW), is to off for the maiden voyage at any moment in the coming days.

CSL and JSW Shipping & Logistics recently signed the protocol of delivery & acceptance (PODA) of the ship, which is the first in series of four vessels being at CSL for JSW.

“CSL is very happy to be part of this ambitious project, which is one of the largest water transport programmes in the inland water space of the country. Delivering a vessel during this pandemic times has once again demonstrated CSL’s capability to execute projects competitively in terms of cost and time,” said CSL chairman and managing director Madhu S Nair.

CSL is building four 8,000 DWT mini general cargo ships with a length of 122m and height of 7.20m and speed of 10 knots for JSW Shipping & Logistics Pvt Ltd and these are built and classed under the standards of Indian Register of Shipping.

With 16 crew onboard, these ships will carry dry bulk cargo such as coal, iron ore, dolomite, and limestone on the coastal route between Jaigarh Port and Dolvi Steel Plant in river Amba near Dharamtar Port.

Source : Times Of India