Steel-cutting of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port, Kandla
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla on 3 December 2025 under the Green Tug Transition Programme.
Summary
Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for India's first all-electric green tug on 3 December 2025. The all-electric tug is designed for the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla, Gujarat, and is being developed under the Ministry's Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP), a flagship initiative for maritime decarbonisation. Atreya Shipyard is building the tug, with Kongsberg among the technical partners.
Key facts
- Date
- 3 December 2025
- Event
- Steel-cutting (virtual flag-off)
- Vessel
- India's first all-electric green tug
- For
- Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla
- Programme
- Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP)
- Builder
- Atreya Shipyard
- Minister
- Sarbananda Sonowal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's first all-electric green tug, whose steel-cutting was flagged off on 3 December 2025, is designed for which port authority?
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Correct answer: D — Deendayal Port Authority
PIB 2198444: the tug is designed for Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla.
Under which programme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is India's first all-electric green tug being developed?
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Correct answer: A — Green Tug Transition Programme
PIB 2198444: the tug is being developed under the Ministry's Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP).