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First Fully Electric Tug Delivered for Latin America
Turkey's Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a fully electric tugboat to SAAM Towage, marking the first electric tug to operate in Latin America.
The tugboat was loaded onto a transport vessel in Tuzla and shipped to Chile's Puerto Montt last week, Sanmar Shipyards said in a statement on its website on Friday.
This is the third electric tugboat the shipyard has delivered to SAAM Towage, with two others currently operating in Canada.
"With a battery capacity of 3,616 kWh, it delivers more than 70 tonnes of bollard pull and can reach speeds of up to 12.5 knots. It has accommodation for a crew of up to seven," Sanmar Shipyards said.
Several maritime service companies, including Svitzer, are adopting electric-powered tugboats to reduce emissions from towage operations.
