NYK’s ammonia-fueled tugboat Sakigake is commencing operation in Tokyo Bay. The vessel was the subject of a conversion project undertaken by NYK and IHI Power Systems, in cooperation with Nippon Kaiji ...

Steerprop’s dual-end propulsors are particularly well suited to hybrid propulsion, with the ability to connect and operate ...

Built by Damen Shipyards and the first fully electric tugboat to be deployed in the Middle East, the new RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah put in its record-breaking performance took place at Khalifa Port ...

ClassNK has classed the ammonia-fueled tugboat ‘Sakigake’ completed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. as an ammonia-fueled vessel. This is the world's first ...

Tugboats seem boring compared to all the exciting watercraft out there, from dayboats to superyachts. Still, they were interesting enough to catch the eye of one of the coolest electric boat makers in ...

Sakigake is a Japanese tugboat unlike any other in the world. Converted from an LNG (liquefied natural gas) to an ammonia-fueled tug, Sakigake became the world's first ammonia-fueled vessel for ...

Although tugboats are small, they are among the most powerful vessels on the water. Designed for strength over speed, these ...

When the cargo ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge March 26, collapsing lanes into the water below and resulting in the death of six people, tugboats became part of the unfolding news story.

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Echandia has been selected to supply the battery system for India's first fully electric tug, to be deployed at Deendayal Port Authority (Kandla Port) as part ...