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Svitzer Places Order To Build The World’s First Battery Electric Methanol Tug
Svitzer has contracted UZMAR shipyard in Turkiye to build a first of its kind methanol-battery tug for delivery in H2 2025. 6MWh battery-powered tug will be deployed in Gothenburg and provide zero-emission services across a quarter of Svitzer’s …
Mar 17, 2025 / Curious
Robert Allan Ltd. designs a New Pusher Tug for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A.
Two modern pusher tugs for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A., built in Türkiye to a customized design from Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada. have begun operation in Brazil. The tugs will push barges containing bulk products in the Amazon River system. …
Oct 12, 2023 / Vessels
MAN 175D Wins Further Orders in Tug Sector
Four engines selected for Svitzer’s TRAnsverse Tug newbuilds UZMAR Shipyards in Turkey has placed an order for four of MAN’s latest variant 12V175D-MM marine propulsion engines for global tug operator, Svitzer. Each shipset consists of 2 × 2,400 …
Jul 18, 2023 / Curious
New TRAnsverse Tugs for Svitzer Australia
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced it has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business. The TRAnsverse tugs are a revolutionary …
May 15, 2023 / Curious
UZMAR Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd - Methanol Fuelled Tugboat Design Agreement
UZMAR Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats. These new designs, exclusive to UZMAR, represent a new generation of lower emmision tugs that our owner clients are demanding …
May 5, 2022 / Curious
Robert Allan Ltd. RAmpage 6000-ZM Spill Response Vessel delivered by Uzmar Shipyard to Kuwait Oil Company
The 60 metre RAmpage 6000-ZM vessel Koc Al Zour, built by Uzmar Shipyard, will be the largest Robert Allan Ltd. design ever built in Turkey. She is designed and constructed as a modern double azimuth stern drive (ASD) and is the most capable …
Jul 23, 2021 / Vessels