Methanol-hybrid tug design presented
Glosten and ABB have joined forces to develop a methanol-hybrid ship assist tug design that provides operators with a viable path to carbon-neutral operations while minimizing operating costs.
Read moreGlosten and ABB have joined forces to develop a methanol-hybrid ship assist tug design that provides operators with a viable path to carbon-neutral operations while minimizing operating costs.
Read moreABS collaborated with Sea Machines and Foss Maritime to advance adoption of autonomous operations at sea by issuing approval in principle (AIP) to their vessel autonomy system, the SM300, that provides autonomous navigation and collision detection and collision avoidance (CDCA).
Read moreSakigake, a tugboat currently fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and operated in Tokyo Bay by NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation will be converted to operate on ammonia fuel by a target completion year of 2024.
Read moreABS verified the design of the Foss harbor tug "Rachael Allen" outfitted with the Sea Machines SM300 autonomy system. "Rachael Allen" will first leverage the Sea Machines’ autonomy system for routine transit and stand-by operations, and then trial remote piloting from a shore-based command center.
Read moreAAL Shipping (AAL) has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania that had been sunk by a cement carrier in January.
Read moreSix people were rescued from the water near Goat Island, Texas on July 30th after a tugboat pushing barges collided with two recreational powerboats.
Read moreNYK and NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha have started a test navigation using Neste Renewable Diesel (NesteRD) supplied by Itochu Enex in tugboats operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha.
Read moreOne person was killed while four others were injured after a tug suffered an onboard explosion and then sank in the inland waters of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on July 23.
Read moreOn May 26, Tokyo Kisen held a naming and launching ceremony of the electric tugboat Taiga, currently under construction at Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Read moreNYK Line, IHI Power Systems, and ClassNK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with City of Yokohama for the acceptance of an ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug) at the port of Yokohama.
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