Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly CSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited, will construct two luxury river cruise vessels to be operated on the Brahmaputra by Heritage River Journeys Private Limited, operating under the brand name Antara River Cruises.
The luxury cruise operator has entered into a construction contract with Hooghly CSL as part of the project. The agreement for the construction of the first vessel and a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the second were signed by Sanil Peter, chief executive officer, Hooghly CSL, and Raj Singh, founder and chairman, Antara River Cruises, in the presence of Madhu S. Nair, chairman and managing director, Cochin Shipyard Limited, according to a release.
