New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Global shipping major CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on Wednesday signed a contract for the construction of six 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container vessels at an event in New Delhi. The deal emphasises India's progress in shipbuilding and green shipping, reflecting the tangible outcomes of the country's ongoing maritime sector reforms.

The vessels will be constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi and will be registered under the Indian flag. The project adds to India's commercial shipbuilding order book and reflects increasing global engagement with Indian shipyards under the Government's policy framework for maritime sector development, as per the official release.

The ceremony was attended by ...