MOL Signs MoU with India’s State Owned SCI for Tugboat Business Collaboration 商船三井、インド国営SCIと曳船事業で協業

Agreement reached at India Maritime Week 2025 to support port decarbonisation and safe operations

India Maritime Week 2025で覚書締結、港湾脱炭素と安全運航を支援

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced on October 28 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI, Managing Director: Binesh Kumar Tyagi) to collaborate on tugboat operations within India.

Key Points of the Article

→ Tugboat operations form an essential part of port infrastructure, providing assistance for the berthing and unberthing of large vessels and manoeuvring in confined waters. Tugboats are small yet powerful vessels that play a vital role in ensuring safety and improving port efficiency.

→ Within the MOL Group, tugboat operations are managed by MOL Bay Links, a company established in 2025. Through this new agreement, MOL aims to support India’s “Green Tug Transition Program,” contributing to port decarbonisation and strengthening safe navigation systems.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

Photo Caption:
Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at India Maritime Week 2025. From left: SCI Director Mr. Vikram Dingley, MOL Executive Officer Mr. Anand Jayaraman, SCI Head of Department Capt. Ashwini, and SCI Director Rear Admiral Jaswinder Singh.Photo credit: Adobe Stock

商船三井、インド国営SCIと曳船事業で協業へ

India Maritime Week 2025で覚書締結、港湾脱炭素と安全運航を支援

　商船三井（MOL）は10月28日、インド国営のShipping Corporation of India（SCI、Managing Director＝Binesh Kumar Tyagi）とインド国内における曳船事業（タグボート事業）の協業に向けた覚書（MOU）を締結したと発表した。

この記事のポイント

→曳船事業とは、大型船舶の港湾での離着桟や狭水域での操船を小型の高出力船が支援する港湾インフラの一部であり、港の安全と物流効率を支える不可欠な役割を担う。

→商船三井グループの曳船事業では2025年に設立した商船三井ベイリンクス（MOL Bay Links）がタグボート事業を統括している。今回、商船三井はインド政府が進める「Green Tug Transition Program」に呼応し、港湾脱炭素化と安全運航体制の強化に乗り出す。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）

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