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Damen on TIME’s Best Inventions List 2022 with first electric tug

Damen on TIME’s Best Inventions List 2022 with first electric tug

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 22, 2022 | Maritime awards, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage

American TIME Magazine has placed Damen’s first fully-electric harbour tug Sparky on its Best Inventions List 2022. As far as is known, this is the only Dutch invention on the list. The tug, an RSD 2513 design by Damen, is now deployed in the Ports of Auckland...
Damen delivers its first all-electric tug Sparky to Ports of Auckland

Damen delivers its first all-electric tug Sparky to Ports of Auckland

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 18, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage

Damen’s first all-electric harbour tug, the RSD-E Tug 2513, was officially delivered to its new owner, Ports of Auckland. The revolutionary tug was named Sparky and also received its Māori name, Tiaki, in a special blessing ceremony held in Auckland on August 8. The...

Batteries installed in Damen’s first fully-electric tug

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards Group has reached a milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug by installing the batteries. The shipbuilder is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland at its Song Cam...

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