It produces about 7,000 horsepower without a whiff of carbon emissions.
It’s got enough power to push around an LNG tanker weighing close to 100,000 tonnes, but it doesn’t emit a whiff of carbon.
In their negotiations over the approval of LNG Canada’s export terminal, it was the Haisla Nation leadership that insisted the project have the least environmental impact possible, including the possibility of a zero-emission tugboat. Seaspan sought out naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. to do the design and had the HaiSea Wamis build at a Turkish shipyard, where almost all of the world’s tugs are produced because of local expertise.
Until the LNG Canada terminal is ready for tankers, HaiSea Wamis will be put to work helping ships dock in the Vancouver harbour. The captains have also had to adjust to the almost instant torque that electric motors provide, making the vessel far more responsive than what they’re used to, so much so that the throttle has been designed to ease power up slowly.
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