State-run Shipping Corporation (SCI) today inducted an anchor handling, towing and supply vessel used for offshore operations, taking its total fleet size to 75, PTI reports. Bharati Shipyard, which has been contracted to deliver four such vessels, delivered MV SCI Mukta to the corporation today, an SCI statement said. With today's ship, the number of vessels delivered by the private sector Bharati Shipyard as part of the contract goes to three, it said, adding that the last of the ships will be delivered by this June. The state-run shipping line's total number of vessels goes up to 75 with today's induction, of which, 12 are in the offshore sector. "Acquisition of the vessel is in line with SCI's strategy of maintaining a modern and young fleet of vessels. The company has 28 vessels on order at present and 3 of these are scheduled for delivery by the end of this fiscal," the statement added.
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