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Boskalis to offload another tug unit

Dutch company Boskalis, together with its joint venture partner Kotug International, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) relating to the sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda Group. Boskalis expects to receive approximately EUR90m ($102.3m) in cash for its 50% equity stake in the joint venture.

RT Emotion – Germany’s First Hybrid Tug Named

The first hybrid tug to operate in German waters was officially named during a party held Thursday, June 18, in the Port of Bremerhaven. Annika Bootsman-Kleberg, Member of the Wallenius’ Board and granddaughter of Olof Wallenius, Swedish entrepreneur and founder of Wallenius Lines, had the honor of naming the tug RT Emotion before family, friends and KOTUG’s business relations and representatives of Damen Shipyards Group.

ART 80-32 hybrid Rotortug RT Emotion arrives in Rotterdam

RT Emotion, sister vessel of RT Evolution and the second ART 80-32 hybrid Rotortug, has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam on Saturday, December 27th, Kotug said in its press release. In the coming weeks, Damen Shipyards Group will complete the final outfitting and testing of this highly anticipated, next generation Robert Allan design: the ART 80-32 Hybrid. Recently, sister vessel RT Evolution started her operations in the Port of Rotterdam.