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Sanmar Kotug methanol

World first dual-fuel methanol escort tug on cusp of delivery

2026-05-29T09:15:00+01:00

Kotug Canada is on the cusp of taking delivery of what it claims are the world’s first large, purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tugs – a pair of 44-metre vessels built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to a design by Vancouver-based naval architects Robert Allan.