Ordered last year at Hong Kong’s Cheoy Lee Shipyards (see earlier story), the Robert Allan Ltd RAmparts 2400 design hybrid-drive tug PSA Wayra will soon enter service as the first tug with a hybrid drive system on South America’s west coast. Built for PSA Marine Peru, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore’s PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd, the ASD tug is propelled by Schottel RudderPropellers and features Schottel’s patented Sydrive-M mechanical hybrid solution. Less complex than other hybrid technology,...
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