HSL Lays Keel for Second 60-Tonne Bollard-Pull Tug

Hindustan Shipyard Limited is building two tugboats for Visakhapatnam Port Authority.

A tugboat helps support ships at a port.

HSL has now laid the keel for the second 60-tonne tug.

The contract for the tugboats was signed in December 2025.

The first tug is more than 60% complete.

Both tugboats are expected to float out together in October.

Officials say the vessels will make berthing safer and help ships spend less time at the port.

This is HSL’s 13th vessel for VPA since 1970.

The two organizations are also discussing an electric tug and other maritime projects.