Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches electric tugs

Tugs arriving at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges on board the Jumbo Kinetic heavy-duty vessel

Source: Port of Antwerp-Bruges

A significant milestone in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges’s sustainability efforts was achieved with the arrival of six energy-efficient tugboats, including the groundbreaking Volta 1, Europe’s first fully electric reversed stern drive tugboat

Built by Damen, the Volta 1 showcases the port’s commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, offering a bollard pull of 70 tonnes and fully emission-free operations.

Alongside the Volta 1, five new diesel-powered tugboats also joined the fleet.

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