Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) and SAAM, through its tugboat division SAAM Towage, signed a service agreement that will make Chile the first country in Latin America with an electric, and therefore emission-free, maritime tugboat.
The vessel will operate in the Aysén region’s Puerto Chacabuco, one of the world’s southernmost terminals. It will provide GHG emissions-free berthing and unberthing services for vessels and significantly reduce environmental and underwater noise.
The new tug is expected to begin operating in Chile within the next 18 months.