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Damen to deliver first electric tug to the Middle East

Damen to deliver first electric tug to the Middle East

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 27, 2024 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage

Damen Shipyards and Safeen Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of an all-electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513. The RSD-E Tug 2513 will be the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East. The powerful yet compact new...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges & CMB.Tech launch the Hydrotug 1

Port of Antwerp-Bruges & CMB.Tech launch the Hydrotug 1

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 21, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Towage, Workboats

Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.Tech have taken the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat into service, the Hydrotug 1. The vessel will operate in the Antwerp port area. The tug will play a crucial role in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ efforts to green its fleet and...
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...
ABS approval for COSCO’s ammonia-fuelled supply system

ABS approval for COSCO’s ammonia-fuelled supply system

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Shipping

ABS awarded two approvals in principle to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Technology for their ammonia-fuelled vessel and ammonia supply system designs. The systems will be trialled on a tugboat. The COSCO project targets an...
How sleep inertia contributed to a tug with barges hitting a lock gate

How sleep inertia contributed to a tug with barges hitting a lock gate

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2022 | Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Sleep inertia is a silent companion to fatigue and mariners would be well served to be aware of its existence. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a tug pushing two barges hit a lock gate. The master suffered from sleep...
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