Damen-built Bu Tinah sets Guiness World record as world’s most powerful electric tugboat

Demonstrating an average high peak bollard pull of 78.2 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah has gained a Guinness World Records title as the world’s most powerful electric tugboat.

The Bu Tinah was delivered by Damen earlier this year to SAFEEN, part of Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group’s maritime & shipping cluster, and is the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East. The record-breaking performance took place at Khalifa Port, AD Ports Group’s flagship facility and the award of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/damen-built-bu-tinah-sets-guiness-world-record-as-worlds-most-powerful-electric-tugboat/

Abu Dhabi Ports collects over 120 tons of debris

Safeen, the leading provider of integrated marine services in the Middle East and subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has collected over 120 tons of floating sea debris in Abu Dhabi waters last year, recycling more than ten tons of the collected material.

Capt. Adil Banihammad, Acting CEO of Safeen, said: “The establishment of the Environment and Anti-Pollution Department at Safeen, under the Marine Services Directorate back in 2015, demonstrates Abu Dhabi Ports’ utmost priority to protect the...

https://container-news.com/abu-dhabi-ports-collects-debris/