Port of Antwerp-Bruges

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

European ports are electrifying, but their focus on large vessels is leaving harbour tugs behind, writes Grace Waters. The slow-charging infrastructure struggles to meet the rapid, high-power needs of these essential workhorses. Such a gap, combined with indirect pressures from customers and…

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

Fractured future: Harbour tugs face unprecedented challenges

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

For the first time in the almost 200-year history of the Port of Rotterdam, harbour towage operators will need a harbour master’s permit to provide towage services.

14th July 2026

First ever tug permits mandated at Rotterdam

14th July 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Denmark’s largest commercial port will be upgraded with a new 430m quay to finish off its new terminal after some years in the making.

7th October 2025

New 430m quay for Denmark’s largest commercial port

7th October 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The German Port of Kiel has completed the installation of one of the biggest shore power supply systems in Europe.

12th September 2025

Major shore power infrastructure in place at Kiel

12th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Europe’s first electric tug has now been launched at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

19th May 2025

WATCH: Antwerp launches Europe’s first electric tug

19th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first and largest ship has sailed the Ghent-to-Terneuzen canal after a major civil engineering project was completed 18 months later than planned.

17th October 2024

Lock opens to world’s largest ships

17th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

An Artemis Technologies pilot boat will start work at one of the busiest ports in the world.

29th August 2024

Brabo brings Artemis Technologies boat into fleet

29th August 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) has installed the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium.

30th May 2024

First shore power installed in Belgium

30th May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has reported on its involvement in the Canal Tunnels project beneath Antwerp’s Albert Canal that will form the “missing link” for Antwerp’s busy ring road.

22nd May 2024

Work on Antwerp’s Canal Tunnels begins

22nd May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The world’s first tug to be powered by methanol was launched yesterday at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

15th May 2024

VIDEO: First methanol tug launched in Antwerp

15th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Port of Antwerp-Bruges has marked another milestone on its road to carbon neutrality by 2050 with the launch in Vietnam of its Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, the second example of the fully…

1st May 2024

Damen’s second fully electric tug sets sail

1st May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Seven new bollards have been installed at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, which can now secure the world’s biggest container ships.

9th February 2024

VIDEO: Bollard installation at Antwerp-Bruges

9th February 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Work is underway to upgrade the Europa Terminal at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges with a temporary barge quay having been constructed to guarantee smooth service.

17th May 2023

Terminal deepening project underway at Antwerp-Bruges

17th May 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first hydrogen-powered tug worldwide is equipped with Schottel propulsion systems.

17th August 2022

Schottel power for hydrogen tug

17th August 2022