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Batteries in Maritime	Autonomy at Sea	Alternative Fuels	Tugs, Towing & Salvage

Examining the growing role of batteries in maritime, questioning their green credentials while exploring industry insights, operator experiences and lessons learned from early electric vessel adoption worldwide.	Highlighting the innovators advancing subsea and maritime technology, from autonomous underwater swarms to cloud-connected assets and data-driven predictive models, reshaping how real-time conditions at sea are understood globally today.	Exploring one of the workboat sector’s dilemmas today: which emerging fuels hold the most promise in terms of cost, availability, practicality and performance? Or should we simply clean up the Black Gold?	Looking at how tugs, towing and salvage vessels are adapting to stricter regulations; contemplating new propulsion technologies and alternative fuels; and changing design strategies for one of maritime’s most demanding sectors.
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Seawork 9th - 11th June 2026	Speed@Seawork 8th June 2026	Seawork Conferences

The 27th edition of Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition provides businesses the opportunity to showcase their services, equipment, vessels and supplies to an international audience.	Speed@Seawork on 8th June in Cowes offers a sector specific event that showcases fast vessels operating at high speed for security interventions and Search & Rescue.	"Get Set for Workboat 2050", in partnership with Seawork, Maritime Journal and The Workboat Association, is a series of conferences which deal with decarbonisation and all aspects of improving OPEX efficiencies.
Visit the Seawork Website	Speed@Seawork on the Seawork Website	View on Seawork

Seawork
9th - 11th June 2026

Speed@Seawork
8th June 2026

Seawork Conferences

The 27th edition of Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition provides businesses the opportunity to showcase their services, equipment, vessels and supplies to an international audience.

Speed@Seawork on 8th June in Cowes offers a sector specific event that showcases fast vessels operating at high speed for security interventions and Search & Rescue.

"Get Set for Workboat 2050", in partnership with Seawork, Maritime Journal and The Workboat Association, is a series of conferences which deal with decarbonisation and all aspects of improving OPEX efficiencies.

Visit the Seawork Website

Speed@Seawork on the Seawork Website

View on Seawork

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All pusher tugs articles

News
Biodiesel propulsion reshapes green tug sector

2025-12-17T14:59:00Z

Wärtsilä is supplying fuel-flexible engines for two new biodiesel pusher tug vessels being built for AMAGGI
News
Fairplay Towage buys Elbclearing in Elbe consolidation move

2025-12-15T13:10:00Z

Germany’s Fairplay Towage Group has strengthened its grip on the lower river Elbe after agreeing to acquire 100% of the shares in Elbclearing.
News
Battery system selected for Kotug’s E-Pusher

2024-04-23T14:03:00Z

The Netherlands-based EST-Floattech has been selected to supply the containerised energy solution for Kotug International’s E-Pusher, claimed to be the world’s first fully electric pusher tug.
News
Padmos signs up to build Kotug E-Pusher tugs

2024-04-08T10:38:00Z

Dutch vessel builder Padmos has won a contract to build the entire range of E-Pusher tugs for Kotug International.
News
Fleet renewal for Dutch pusher tugs

2024-03-15T16:03:00Z

Thyssenkrupp Veerhaven has ordered the first climate-friendly designs for its pusher tug replacement plans.