Three launches at Cochin

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels last week at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for ATCO Saudi Arabia and a platform vessel for Deep Sea Supplies of Norway. The vessel for the Clipper group was named ?Clipper Trust?

During last year, the shipyard also delivered three fire-fighting tugs and launched a bulk carrier along with a platform supply vessel. The present order book for CLS comprises a 30,000 DWT bulk carrier, 12 platform supply vessels and the aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.