India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for India's first all-electric green tug, marking a major milestone in the country's shift toward sustainable and energy-efficient maritime operations. The tug, designed for Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla, is being developed under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP), a flagship initiative aimed at accelerating India's maritime decarbonisation efforts.
The ceremony was attended virtually by Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur; Secretary, MoPSW, Vijay Kumar, IAS...