Zero Emissions Tug

A new consortium of UK shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, Macduff Ship Designers, Kongsberg Maritime and Echandia, are aiming to develop and build a zero emissions harbour and coastal tug. The unit will be 25.5m in length and have a bollard pull of 50 tonnes, with electric propulsion gained from stored battery power for day-to-day operations. The tug’s engine is also backed up by generators driven by biofuel when shore charging support is unavailable.