Annually at the International WorkBoat Show, the latest technology is highlighted at the show's first conference session on the design and construction of the first U.S. electric tug.
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s innovative 82-foot eWolf tugboat, the first zero-emissions tug in the U.S., is designed to operate without using any fossil fuels, a significant step in the race to reduce carbon emissions.
While conventional tugs use more than 30,000 gallons of diesel annually, this fully electric tug will operate on 6-MWh of battery power with zero emissions.
It is scheduled to be operational by the beginning of 2024. The eTug was built by Master Boat Builders, Coden, Ala., and utilized the design and on-site construction management by Crowley Engineering Services. (WorkBoat 11/29/23) Crowley's electric tug commands attention at the WorkBoat Show | WorkBoat
Signet tugs: Boat of Year
The 103-foot Rotortugs Signet Sirius and Signet Capella were voted WorkBoat’s Boat of the Year for 2023.
The Boat of the Year is elected by readers from a list of 10 Significant Boats chosen by editors. This year’s Significant Boats were announced in early October.
"I believe the hard work and dedication of everyone involved paid off," said Gayle C. Snyder, Signet's executive VP. "We can't wait to get these boats to work and involved in what they are supposed to be doing."
Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R) of Pascagoula, Miss., delivered the first of two new Robert Allan Ltd.-designed Rotortugs to Signet Maritime.
SS&R is owned by Houston-based Signet Maritime, which operates a fleet of tugs that provide ship assist, ship escort, towing, offshore support, subsea and rig moves.
Snyder believes that the new tugs are the first towing vessels to receive an ABS ENVIRO notation, first in the U.S. to achieve an ABS LEV (low-emissions vessel) notation, and first in the U.S. to receive an ABS Cybersecurity-1 (CS-1) notation.
The tugs will work for the Enbridge Ingleside (Texas) Energy Center, moving VLCCs (very large crude carriers). Enbridge Ingleside is the largest crude oil storage and export terminal by volume in the U.S. (WorkBoat 11/29/23) Signet tugs named ‘Boat of the Year’ by WorkBoat | WorkBoat
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