Cochin Shipyard Limited has delivered the 10th Electric Hybrid Water Metro Ferry to Kochi Water Metro Limited
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered the 10th electric hybrid Water Metro ferry that can carry 100 passengers to Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) on Monday, September 11, 2023.
The vessel delivery protocol signing ceremony was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited in the presence of directors and various senior officials of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) and Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Kochi Water Metro is an integrated ferry transport system serving the Greater Kochi region in Kerala, India. It is India’s first water metro system and the first integrated water transport system of this size in Asia, which will connect Kochi’s 10 island communities with the mainland through a fleet of 78 battery-operated electric hybrid boats, plying along 38 terminals and 16 routes spanning 76 kilometers, funded by Government of Kerala State & KfW.
