Danfoss Editron picked to power Portuguese e-ferry
The municipality of Aveiro, Portugal, is to put its first fully-electric ferry into service next year. It could be Portugal’s first e-ferry and will replace a diesel powered boat on the one-mile
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Master Boat Builders launches advanced hybrid tug for Seabulk
Master Boat Builders, Inc. reports that its Coden, Ala., shipyard recently launched the hybrid tugboat Spartan. The first of two vessels of this type ordered in December 2019, it is set for
Robert Allan to design methanol fuel cell tug for Maersk and Svitzer
Maersk group towing operator Svitzer has reached an agreement that will see Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd., to design the world’s first harbor tug to be powered by
Kotug offers pusher tug series with swappable batteries
Under an MoU just signed with Vancouver, B.C., based Swift Clean Energy, Rotterdam-headquartered towage and marine services specialist Kotug International B.V. is to offer swappable batteries as an option on its E-Pusher
PODCAST: Crowley and ABB on first U.S. E-tug
In this edition of Listen Up!, join Marine Log’s editor in chief, Heather Ervin, as ABB Marine & Ports’ David Lee and Crowley’s Coulston “Cole” Van Gundy, director-commercial operations, discuss the 82-foot
Uzmar opts for Steerprop thrusters for three tug newbuilds
Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards has selected Steerprop SP 20 WD azimuth propulsion units, each rated at 1,610 kW, for a series of three Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 2300_UZM tugs. Each tug will
Skagit County releases RFP for electrical systems integrator for new all-electric ferry
Skagit County, Washington, Public Works and Seattle-based vessel designer Glosten are seeking proposals from electrical integrators to provide the vessel and shore electrical systems and the automated charging plug for the all-electric
HaiSea Marine selects Markey Machinery for cutting-edge escort tugs
The dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature a full suite of environmentally-friendly Markey Machinery deck machines. The tugs will operate at the
Turkish yard wins contract for LNG Canada tugs
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has won the contract to build the fleet of three battery-electric harbor tugs and two LNG dual fuel escort tugs that Haisea Marine Services will operate at the LNG
All-electric ferries will connect to shore power autonomously
Bømlo, Norway, based Zinus AS is to supply autonomous charging connections for the 10 all-electric ferries currently under construction at Spain’s Astillero Gondán. As we reported earlier, the ferries are being built