Tug News Roundup | March 18 – Chilean and Chinese operators go electric as a Paraguay firm adds a river pusher to its fleet
A new inland pusher tug has been handed over to a Paraguayan operator as a harbour tug built for Chilean waters nears completion and construction begins on an ice-reinforced vessel to be deployed in China's Bohai Bay. Canadian and Spanish customers have meanwhile placed orders for four new vessels.
Canada's EverWind Fuels to invest in tug fleet
Canadian green fuels specialist EverWind Fuels will invest approximately CA$50 million (US$30 million) in a new fleet of low-emission tugs for operation in the Strait of Canso near Nova Scotia.
These new vessels will be owned locally and will replace EverWind's contracted fleet of three tugs, which were built between 1992 and 2004.
SAAM's newest electric tug wraps up sea trials
A new fully electric harbour tug ordered by Chilean operator SAAM Towage has completed undergoing its final series of sea trials.
Designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd, the vessel will be one of the first fully electric tugs to be operated in Latin America.
With an overall length of 25.4 metres, a beam of 12.86 metres, a draught of 5.6 metres, and a maximum battery capacity of 3,616 kWh, the tug can achieve a bollard pull of at least 70 tonnes and a speed of 12.5 knots.
Paraguay operator places new river pusher tug into service
Paraguay-based river shipping and logistics company Girona SA Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica has taken delivery of a new pusher tug.
Veronica V will serve Girona's customers along the 2,695-kilometre Paraguay River.
Spanish tug operator orders locally built multi-purpose harbour tug
Amare Marín, which operates in the Port of Marín and Ría de Pontevedra, has ordered a multi-purpose harbour tug from Nodosa Shipyards, with at least 50 tonnes bollard pull, and to be equipped for towing at height.
Cristina A will be classified by RINA to C ✠ HULL ⚫ MACH, TUG, Fire Fighting Ship – 1, water-spraying; unrestricted navigation notation. She will fly the Spanish flag and be included in SOLAS Group III, Class T.
Construction begins on new electric tug for Chinese operator
Construction has begun on a new electric harbour tug ordered by Chinese operator Shandong Port Bohai Bay Port Barge.
The tug will have an ice-reinforced hull that will enable safe navigation in Bohai Bay. This attribute will make it one of the first electric tugs in China to feature ice-reinforced construction.
