Udupi Cochin Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Ltd announced the launch of a series of Six 3800 TDW general cargo vessels being built for Norwegian firm Wilson ASA. The company said that the vessel was launched by Martine Aamdal Bottheim, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, along with Wilson ASA Chief Financial Officer Einar Tornes and Cochin Shipyard’s Chairman and MD Madhu S Nair.
Wilson ASA, is headquartered in Bergen, Norway and is a major short sea fleet operator in Europe and transports approximately 15 million tonnes of dry cargo across the continent. Additionally, the firm operates a fleet of around 130 vessels that range from 1500 to 8500 DWT and has signed a follow-on order of 8 of these vessels in two batches, one in June and the other in September, which totals 14 vessels, according to CSL. CSL stated that the projects are in various stages of construction.
