The ElectRA 2300SX tugs, designed by Canada-based Robert Allan Ltd and built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, will operate under an agreement between SAAM Towage and Teck & Neptune Terminals at the port.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis milestone allows us to accelerate our journey towards more sustainable operations by significantly reducing our carbon footprint,\u201d said Hern\u00e1n G\u00f3mez, managing director, SAAM Towage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis partnership is important for both our company and Teck, as it will lend financial and technical feasibility to our common strategic objectives of driving innovation and developing increasingly sustainable operations, a model we want to replicate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zero-emission<\/strong><\/p>\n With a length of 23.4 metres, a beam of 11.9 metres and a maximum draft of 5.5 metres, these tugs boast maximum bollard pull of 70 metric tonnes.<\/p>\n They achieve optimum performance using the energy stored in two Li-ion battery banks, which will be charged using the British Columbia hydroelectric power grid, making them 100% electric, zero-emission vessels.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is exciting to see these revolutionary new-generation \u201ctugs of the future\u201d undergoing seaworthiness trials. Emission-free propulsion is no longer an aspiration for the future, but a fully viable solution for the tug industry,\u201d said Ali Gurun, president, Sanmar Shipyards.<\/p>\n SAAM Towage operates more than 20 tugs along Canada\u2019s west coast at nine ports in British Columbia.<\/p>\n