As part of its bold ambition to achieve climate-neutral operations by 2050, the port unveiled the Volta 1 alongside five energy-efficient Reversed Stern Drive (RSD) tugs, ushering in a new era for its port fleet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Volta 1 is a powerful example of our strategy to actively integrate sustainable technology into our operations,\u201d said Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. \u201cAs a global port, we are taking our responsibility to pull the maritime sector into the energy transition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zero emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n Developed in partnership with Damen Shipyards, the electric vessel delivers diesel-equivalent power with zero emissions, powered by a 2,782 MWh battery system that recharges in just two hours.<\/p>\n The Volta 1 offers a towing power of 70 tonnes and up to 12 hours of cruising on a single charge, thanks to its double-bow design and Twin Fin skeg, providing exceptional stability and manoeuvrability.<\/p>\n Volta 1 is part of a broader renewal of the tug-boat fleet. Together with the five energy-efficient RSD tugs, which have also just been commissioned, the new tugs will place older vessels.<\/p>\n With tugboats accounting for nearly 85% of the port\u2019s direct CO\u2082 emissions, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges said the greening of the port fleet is a central strategy in achieving sustainable operations, as part of its ambition to be climate neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n As the fifth-largest bunker port in the world, Port of Antwerp-Bruges also aims to become a full-fledged multi-fuel port. It therefore wants to offer low-carbon alternatives in addition to bio- and conventional fuels.<\/p>\n Over the past year and a half, the port introduced the world\u2019s first hydrogen<\/a> and methanol-powered tugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n By testing these technologies side by side in the field, Port of Antwerp-Bruges said it can determine which solution scores best in terms of emissions, cost, autonomy and performance. In doing so, it anchors its role as a pioneer in the international energy transition and hopes to inspire other ports and sectors to take action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched Volta 1, Europe\u2019s first fully electric tug, marking a major milestone in port electrification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,34],"tags":[2087,1778,637,488,935,48,11,2086],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-europe-greenport","tag-damen-shipyards","tag-electric-tug","tag-port-electrification","tag-port-of-antwerp-bruges","tag-port-vessel","tag-shorepower-electrification","tag-tugs","tag-twoing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5300,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions\/5300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}