# Swan Defence wins Danish contract to build four harbour tugs 2026-08-06T07:22:27+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Swan Defence and Heavy Industries has won an order worth between Rs 251 crore and Rs 750 crore from the Danish towage operator Svitzer A/S, according to a report in The Economic Times. The company will build four TRAnsverse 3200 tugs at its Pipavav shipyard in Gujarat, with deliveries due to begin in early 2028. SDHI describes the deal as its fourth consecutive export order, reached after a global shipyard evaluation. The vessels are being built to Bureau Veritas classification for harbour towage and escort work. SDHI and Svitzer state the tugs will deliver an 80 tonne bollard pull, run up to 15% more fuel efficiently than conventional designs, meet IMO Tier III emissions rules, and come biofuel ready with FiFi1 firefighting equipment fitted. None of these performance figures carry independent verification in the report. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The value range quoted, Rs 251 crore to Rs 750 crore, is wide enough that the contract's actual size is not pinned down by this account, and the fuel efficiency, bollard pull and emissions figures are presented as company claims rather than tested results. A fourth consecutive export order is still a concrete marker of repeat overseas demand for SDHI's Pipavav yard. Whether the vessels perform as described will only be settled once they are built: deliveries begin in early 2028, when the tugs are due to enter service under Svitzer. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Svitzer, Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/swan-defence-bags-svitzer-tug-order-from-denmark/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/swan-defence-bags-svitzer-tug-order-from-denmark/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.