by AKA | Mar 29, 2012 | News
Corvus Energy’s battery packs, the world’s most powerful and energy dense lithium polymer batteries, were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the Rotor®Tug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in...
by AKA | May 31, 2012 | News
Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA) and KOTUG International are pleased to announce the launch of RT Adriaan – Europe’s first hybrid tugboat. In early March, RT Adriaan re-entered operation in the Port of Rotterdam as an “e-KOTUG”, retrofitted with AKA’s XeroPoint...
by AKA | Jun 22, 2012 | News
Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA) and Foss Maritime have received Singaporean patent protection for their jointly developed XeroPoint hybrid marine propulsion system. AKA, a Canadian-based systems integration and marine engineering company with their technology...
by AKA | Nov 14, 2012 | News
The 7th Annual Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce President’s Excellence Awards event was held November 7th at the Delta Prince Edward. President Keith Lambe welcomed over 400 attendees, stating, “This gala celebration of entrepreneurship and business...
by AKA | Dec 12, 2012 | News
A Rotterdam-based tug has been revolutionarily refitted and turned into Europe’s first hybrid tug – aptly named the E-Kotug. The 32 metre long vessel, which is a member of the Kotug fleet in the Port of Rotterdam, is able to carry out its daily operations with...
by AKA | Mar 18, 2013 | News
In collaboration with its hybrid technology partner, XeroPoint Energy, Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA) has developed an innovative and efficient means of generating, storing and distributing power on vessels. The hybrid system is now deployed in several tugboats...