VIDEO: First methanol tug launched in Antwerp

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

Part of the European-Union-funded Fastwater project, Methatug’s engines have been converted to dual-fuel capability, running on a mixture of diesel and methanol.

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