Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 05/2022
First hydrogen-powered tug to enter operation in 2023
What is claimed to be the world’s first hydrogen-powered tug was recently launched at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon and will enter operations at the Belgian Port of Antwerp-Bruges in early 2023. The main propulsion system of the Hydro tug will consist of two Schottel RudderPropellers of type SRP 460 (2,000 kW each) with propeller diameters of 2.4m. With this thruster configuration, the 31m-long and 12.5m-wide vessel will achieve a bollard pull of about 65 tonnes. Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO at Port of Antwerp-Bruges, said: “With the Hydrotug, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges is making an important step in the transition to a sustainable, CO2-neutral port....