Tug

In a collaboration with the Crowley Maritime Corporation, ABB is supplying the electrification technology to power the first all-electric tugboat in the United States. Crowley’s eWolf tug for the Port of San Diego is a zero-emission workboat that takes an important step toward a sustainable future.

The newbuild tug will feature ABB’s award-winning power system platform Onboard DC Grid™, which enables simple, flexible and functional integration of energy sources and loads. The vessel supports net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals without compromising performance.

This paper aims to identify and discuss the operational, maintenance and emission (CO2) savings between electric and hybrid tugs and a diesel mechanical tug.

With delivery of the first all-electric U.S. tugboat – Crowley’s eWolf – in 2023, the Port of San Diego will realize their vision of a zero-emission workboat, ensuring cleaner air from day one of operations, and taking an important step toward a sustainable future for port residents.

ABB will deliver an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of San Diego.

ABB, together with Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has successfully carried out South Asia’s first remote joystick control of a tugboat in the busy Port of Singapore.

Leading maritime industry voices taking part in ABB Marine & Ports roundtable confirm that insight gained from experience is allowing the industry to take increasingly smarter steps along the way to autonomy, aided by rapidly evolving digital technologies.

Tug owners are cutting emissions and increasing automation. Subject to technology choices, ‘greener’ tugs are a global phenomenon today, while the autonomous tugs of tomorrow are starting to emerge.

Extensive ABB electric propulsion and power distribution package for Sembcorp Marine opens new era for higher efficiency and lower emission tug operations in Singapore and beyond

ABB releases compact size DC-based power distribution system to offer hybrid power efficiencies to smaller vessels

ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Vision is a situational awareness solution that makes vessel operations safer and more efficient. The solution offer multiple real-time visualizations of a vessel’s surroundings presenting the ship and its environment in ways beyond the capabilities of the human eye.