Canadian based ship design company Robert Allan Ltd. announce that it has been awarded a contract to design an AmpRA 3600 battery-electric tug for Shandong Port Group – Rizhao Port Towing Company, in China.
Two vessels will be constructed at Rizhao Gangda Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and will be the fifth and sixth tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for this owner.
Following on the development of the successful battery-electric and hybrid designs operation in Canada, Chile, Norway, The Netherlands, Türkiye, and the USA, this new design with over 7 MW of battery capacity will be the largest and most powerful to date Robert Allen Ltd. Informs.
The Shandong Port Group is a major port operator in China and is one of the largest ports in the world based on cargo volume, as it is mentioned that these new tugs are a significant milestone on the path to decarbonizing port infrastructure in China.
