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World’s first hydrogen tug arrives in Belgium
After construction in Spain, the world’s first hydrogen tug, Hydrotug, has arrived in a port in Belgium ready for bunkering
Hydrotug, a first of its kind hydrogen-powered tugboat, arrived in the Port of Ostend, Belgium, on 27 October following its transit from the shipyard in Spain where the vessel was built.
The 4,100 kW tug was developed by CMB.Tech and will be operated by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, providing zero-emissions towage from 2023.
As the tug vessel’s first port of call, Ostend was chosen because of the port’s hydrogen bunkering facilities, built for CMB.Tech’s Hydrocat 48 hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel.
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Hydrotug was launched at Armón Shipyards in Navia, Spain, on 16 May. In the following months, the remaining construction works on the vessel were completed.
The hydrogen system will be further refined and tested in the Port of Ostend, and the goal is to have Hydrotug fully operational in Antwerp in Q1 2023.
The port of Antwerp-Bruges said Hydrotug is part of the integrated greening programme for its fleet.
“It is being deployed as an important step in the transition to a climate-neutral port by 2050,” the port said.
Hydrotug can store 415 kg of compressed hydrogen in six tanks installed on deck. Its propulsion configuration consists of two BeHydro V12 dual-fuel, medium-speed engines that can run on both hydrogen and diesel fuel.
CMB.Tech said “this innovation strives to integrate the most environmentally-friendly technologies available.”
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