A Damen RSD-E achieved a Guinness World Record for the most powerful electric tugboat.
The record was set by measuring the bollard pull of Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah. With an average high peak pull of 78.2 tonnes, the vessel demonstrated performance unprecedented for a fully electric tug. The vessel, which Damen delivered to Safeen Group earlier this year, is the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East.
The performance took place at AD Ports Group’s Khalifa Port and the record was announced at the ADIPEC conference and exhibition.
Ammar Mubarak Al Shaiba, ceo of AD Port’s maritime and shipping cluster, said the achievement, “demonstrates that the transition to alternative energy does not come at the cost of performance”.
