Svitzer takes delivery of a fully electric tugboat

Danish towage services provider Svitzer has taken delivery of a fully electric tugboat from Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards.

IMAGE: Svitzer’s fully electric tugboat. Sanmar Shipyards

A tugboat is a boat used to tow or push larger vessels in harbours, rivers, or canals.

Although the immediate impact that this small-scale electric vessel will have on global greenhouse gas emissions might be limited, the vessel holds significance as it provides crucial technical and operational insights that can inform the development of larger-scale electric vessels in the future.

The tugboat, designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan, is powered by a battery with a capacity of 1,808 kilowatt-hours (kWh).

However, the company has not disclosed where the tugboat will be deployed.

According to Sanmar Shipyards, the shipyard has successfully completed the construction of nine fully electric tugboats to date, with six more currently under construction.

By Tuhin Roy

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