{"id":212789,"date":"2025-01-02T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=212789"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:35:07","slug":"first-electric-tugboat-for-latin-america-will-reduce-emissions-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/first-electric-tugboat-for-latin-america-will-reduce-emissions-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"First electric tugboat for Latin America will reduce emissions in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The launching of the <strong>first electric tugboat intended to operate in Latin America<\/strong> was celebrated at the Sanmar shipyard in Turkey. This advance in the energy transition is a fundamental step for the maritime industry, since the tugboat, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/tug-electric-united-estates-with-abb\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"167214\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electric propulsion<\/a><\/strong> , does not produce carbon emissions and contributes to the reduction of environmental and underwater noise. <\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/methanol-powered-methatug-tug\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"155689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tugboat<\/a><\/strong> was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built at the Sanmar shipyard. <strong>Its arrival in Chile is scheduled for the first half of 2025<\/strong> , when it will begin operating in Puerto Chacabuco, located in the Ays\u00e9n region, to provide docking and undocking services for vessels.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New electric tugboat will reduce emissions in Chile<\/h2>\n\n<p>The collaboration between the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saamtowage.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/03\/enap-and-saam-launch-latin-americas-first-electric-tug-in-turkey\/?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.saamtowage.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/03\/enap-and-saam-launch-latin-americas-first-electric-tug-in-turkey\/?lang=es\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Petroleum Company (ENAP) and SAAM<\/a><\/strong> , which signed an agreement in January of this year, is resulting in the incorporation of a technology that reinforces the commitment of both companies to a more sustainable future. <strong>The vessel is 25 meters long and 13 meters wide<\/strong> , with a pulling capacity of more than 70 tons.<\/p>\n\n<p>According to Mauricio Naveas, ENAP&#8217;s Corporate Supply Chain Manager, this project covers the operational needs of Puerto Chacabuco and also promotes the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/carbon-emissions-at-the-detroit-port\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"163792\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reduction of carbon emissions<\/a><\/strong> , following the trend towards greener logistics. For his part, Pablo C\u00e1ceres, SAAM&#8217;s Sustainability and Development Manager, highlighted that <strong>this tugboat is the third electric vessel in its fleet<\/strong> , which represents a decisive step towards achieving increasingly sustainable maritime operations. <\/p>\n\n<p>The tug is currently undergoing sea trials in Tuzla Bay and is preparing for its transfer to Chile. This achievement highlights the importance of integrating new technologies in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/north-sea-green-shipping-corridor-a-step-towards-a-more-sustainable-maritime-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"211959\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maritime sector<\/a><\/strong> and reinforcing the commitment to sustainability. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enap.cl\/sala-de-prensa\/enap-y-saam-ponen-a-flote-primer-remolcador-electrico-para-latinoamerica-en-turquia\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.enap.cl\/sala-de-prensa\/enap-y-saam-ponen-a-flote-primer-remolcador-electrico-para-latinoamerica-en-turquia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enap<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first electric tugboat for Latin America will reduce CO2 emissions by 100% in Puerto Chacabuco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":212662,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-212789","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/212789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/212789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=212789"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=212789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}