The First U.S. All-Electric Tugboat Is Out on Sea Trials
29 Dec 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Crowley's innovative concept claiming to be the first all-electric tugboat in the U.S. has come to life and is gearing up for commercial service in California
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Tugboat Is Ready to Operate at the Antwerp-Bruges Port
14 Dec 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The innovative Hydrotug 1 fitted with new-generation dual fuel engines is the first of its kind and was recently launched in Belgium
Danish Operator to Introduce World’s First Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tugboat
18 Aug 2023, 05:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new type of tugboat is promising to revolutionize towage operations worldwide. Designed in Denmark, it will combine battery power with methanol fuel cells
Meet the World’s Greenest Tugboat Fleet, Operating in British Columbia
16 Aug 2023, 06:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A second unit was recently added to what is gearing up to become the world's greenest fleet of harbor tugs, ready to revolutionize harbor operations
Port of San Diego Gets a Pioneering Charging Station for Electric Tugboats
11 Aug 2023, 04:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Have you heard of eWolf? It's the name of America's first all-electric tugboat, and San Diego will become its home, for clean maritime operations
This 100-Year-Old Tugboat Has Served as a Floating Home for Half Its Life
9 Jul 2023, 08:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / MV Zenia Sofia started out as two-masted gaff rig schooner Edward A Young in 1926, became a full-time live-aboard home in 1969
LEGO Ideas Tugboat Will Let You Live Your Sea Dog Dreams
2 Apr 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / There are only a few underrepresented set themes in LEGO's official lineup, with boats being one of them, but this Ideas set aims to change that
A New Major Partnership Is Gearing up to Introduce Methanol-Powered Tugs
30 Nov 2022, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Damen Shipyards is determined to become the most sustainable shipbuilder in the world, and now it has joined forces with Caterpillar and Pon Power
Trailblazing Tugboat Will Be Able to Eliminate the Emissions Equivalent of 350 Cars
31 Oct 2022, 05:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Meet the Hydrotug, claiming to be the world's first dual-fuel tugboat base on hydrogen, which will drastically reduce emissions
Japanese Shipping Giant to Pioneer an Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat
13 Jul 2022, 05:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ammonia is seen as a potential solution for green maritime transportation, and Japan is at the forefront of developing ammonia-fueled engines
The Japanese Taiga Joins the International Electric Tugboat “Club”
1 Jul 2022, 05:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new generation of zero-emission tugboats is taking the maritime industry by storm. After the U.S. and New Zealand, Japan reveals its first one
Trailblazing Electric Tugboat Hits the Waves, Powered by Over 2,000 Batteries
22 Jun 2022, 03:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Meet Sparky, New Zealand's first all-electric tugboat, and one of the first of its kind in the world, operating 100% without emissions
Fully-Electric Zeeboat to Support Clean Shipping Operations in U.S. Waters
22 Dec 2021, 06:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Transitioning to a green maritime industry would not be possible without the help of electric zero-emissions tugboats that are also more efficient
New Battery Hybrid Tugboat Design Set to Make Waves in the U.S.
30 Nov 2021, 15:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Master Boat Builders teamed up with naval architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) to develop a new battery hybrid tugboat design