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Towage industry pushes green technology

‘GREEN’ TUGBOATS

Ship-assist tugs, because they do not stray too far from where they can be refuelled, have become early beneficiaries of several new but limited technologies. The first is all-battery operation, pioneered by the 32-ton bollard pull Turkish shipyard tug Gisas Power in 2020 and since followed by the Port

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