We're going electric! The world's first full-size, fully electric tugboat(Remolcador) is coming to Auckland

Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards Group to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug.
We’re serious about our commitment to being Zero Emission by 2040 and in order to achieve that, there’s a few changes we have to make – one of those being the diesel-consuming, emission-producing machines we operate.

In 2016 we set ourselves the goal of being zero emission by 2040. We set this goal because we recognise that urgent action is needed on climate change, and we wanted to be part of the solution. However, setting that goal created a tough challenge. We have a lot of heavy equipment, like tugs, and in 2016 there were no zero emission options. When we first looked into buying an electric tug in 2016, there was nothing on the market.

We talked to several manufacturers about building a battery powered tug. They told us we were dreaming. Hybrid tugs were possible, they said, but not battery. No way. And that's where we set to work proving them wrong.
The world's first full-size, fully electric tug with 70 tonnes of bollard pull will be arriving in Tamaki Makaurau in 2021!