Turkish tugboat builder Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract with Svitzer to construct a fully electric tug, marking a step towards greener marine services in Scandinavia it claimed. The contract ...

However, newer, more efficient tugs are designed as towbarless tugs. This article highlights the design and functionality of the towbarless tugs and how these compare to the conventional tugs.

Delays of two to three days are not unheard of. A firm at the forefront of ATB design has been Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering (OT&BE). Centra] to OT&BE's ATB concept is the use of the proprietary ...

Sanmar has delivered one of its multi-purpose Bogacay Series tugs to Norwegian operator Buksér og Berging, where it will work ...

Sanmar signs first contract of 2025 to build a new tug for Ultratug. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

The new ASD electric tug is based on the design of naval architect Robert Allan Ltd. It is 25 meters long and has a 70-ton bollard pull (BP). It will have a 1,818 kWh battery, enabling the tug to ...

Shipyards excelled in constructing tugboats in 2024, with rising orderbooks and deliveries in a thriving global market ...

The contract involves the construction of a tugboat, boasting an 1,818kWh battery pack and a 70 tonne bollard pull (TBP) capacity. Based on the ElectRA 2500-SX design by naval architecture firm ...