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The New Age of Small Electric Commercial Vessels

The New Age of Small Electric Commercial Vessels

In British Columbia’s coastal waters, a quiet revolution is underway. The once-familiar rumble of diesel engines on workboats and pilot vessels is giving way to the soft whirl of electric motors. A new age of small electric commercial vessels is dawning, led by...

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At Point Hope Maritime, Tugs R Us

At Point Hope Maritime, Tugs R Us

Despite the current global economic uncertainty, the maritime economy on Canada’s West Coast is growing, companies are expanding and along with them the workhorses of the sector are having to do the same. The fleet of tugboats that work off the B.C. coast, critical in...

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UZMAR Delivers First High-Performance RAstar 3200W Tug of 2025

UZMAR Delivers First High-Performance RAstar 3200W Tug of 2025

UZMAR Shipyard has successfully delivered TIGER, a state-of-the-art RAstar 3200W Class 80 TBP Escort Tug, to Italian operator OCEAN S.R.L. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., TIGER represents the latest in tugboat innovation, offering outstanding maneuverability, escort...

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