Robert Allan to design largest battery-electric tug to date

Robert Allan

Canadian naval architect firm Robert Allan will design its largest battery-electric tug to date for a Chinese port customer. 

Two tugs with a 7MW battery system each will be built for the Rizhao Port Towing Company, which is part of the Shandong Port Group, one of the world’s largest port based on cargo volume.

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