Svitzer

Danish towage operator Svitzer is adding another battery-powered newbuild to its fleet. The Copenhagen-based group with more than 450 vessels has contracted the Turkish Sanmar Shipyard to build the unit for delivery in the second half of 2025. 

The electric tug, based on the design of naval architect Robert Allan, will be 25 m long and have a 70-tonne bollard pull. It will feature a 1,818 kWh battery, enabling the tug to operate on electrical power only, supported by two generators for backup, range extension and firefighting operations.

Svitzer, which operates at more than 140 ports and 40 terminals across 37 countries, said it plans to use the newbuild in the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden.

Last September, the com…