Rijkswaterstaat launches R&D phase for zero-emission emergency towing vessels

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas © KOTUG The Hague, Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 1, 2026 – Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, has launched the research and development phase of its Power2Tow programme to build a new generation of near-zero-emission emergency towing vessels for the North Sea. Three consortia have been selected to develop competing concepts for electric… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe