Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Kolkata Shipbuilder Wins Rs 45 Crore Electric Ferry Order
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, or GRSE, is building two new electric boats.
The boats will each carry up to 100 passengers.
Bengal Tourism Development Corporation placed the order.
The order is worth about Rs 45 crore.
GRSE must finish the boats within 18 months after the contract is signed.
The ferries are meant to help people travel and support tourism.
Because they use electricity, they are designed as a more sustainable transport option.
The project is part of GRSE’s growing work in commercial and environmentally focused shipbuilding.
The announcement came after GRSE revealed plans for several large expansion projects.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers received a Rs 45.02 crore order from Bengal Tourism Development Corporation.
The contract covers two electric ferries, each capable of carrying 100 passengers.
The ferries are scheduled for completion within 18 months of signing the contract.
The vessels are intended to support sustainable tourism and public transport in West Bengal.
The order follows the announcement of nearly Rs 3,500 crore in expansion projects at GRSE.
- Who
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers received the order from Bengal Tourism Development Corporation.
- What
- The order is for two 100-passenger electric ferries worth Rs 45.02 crore.
- When
- The order was announced on Monday; completion is due within 18 months of contract signing.
- Where
- The shipbuilder is based in Kolkata, and the ferries are intended for use in West Bengal.
- Why
- The ferries are intended to meet demand for sustainable tourism and public transport.
- Shipbuilder
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
- Customer
- Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd
- Order value
- Rs 45.02 crore
- Ferries ordered
- Two electric ferries
- Capacity
- 100 passengers per ferry
- Delivery period
- 18 months from contract signing
- Related expansion investment
- Nearly Rs 3,500 crore across five GRSE projects