The Damen-built ART 80-32 Hybrid Rotortug RT Emotion has been named in the Port of Bremerhaven during Kotug’s annual Herring Party.
Ms. Annika Bootsman-Kleberg, Member of the Wallenius’ Board and granddaughter of Olof Wallenius, Swedish entrepreneur and founder of Wallenius Lines, performed the naming of RT Emotion.
Three Hybrid Rotortugs
Kotug now operates three hybrid Rotortugs. RT Emotion recently commenced its towage activities in the German Port of Bremerhaven and RT Adriaan and RT Evolution are operating in the Port of Rotterdam.
RT Evolution and RT Emotion, both 32- metre hybrid next-generation ART80-32 Rotortugs, are new Damen-built tugs and designed by an alliance of Rotortug in the Netherlands and Robert Allan Ltd in Canada. The RT Emotion is the first Hybrid Tug in German waters.
Rotortug Propulsion
The propulsion configuration draws on the proven design of Kotug’s RT Adriaan – the world’s first hybrid Rotortug built under class. The results of the E-Kotug series are fifty per cent less harmful emissions, significant noise reduction, cleaner combustion and substantial maintenance savings thanks to improved fuel economy. The Rotortug’s hybrid capacity is generated by three electric motors, complemented by a battery pack and managed by an intelligent XeroPoint Hybrid Propulsion System.
