Sanmar’s all-electric tug – a progress report

The all-electric tug 'BB Electra' is now operating in Oslo (Sanmar)

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has provided a progress report on the performance of one of its battery-powered, all-electric ship-handling tugs.

The report reflects on the increasing confidence owners and operators have with a somewhat revolutionary development in an area of the shipping industry more commonly associated with powerful fossil-fuelled vessels.

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