Voith powers Rhine pusher tugs

摘要

Two pusher tugs under construction at Dutchshipbuilder Barkmeijer Shipyards will bepowered by Voith propeller units continuinga near 50-year relationship between vesselowner and propeller supplier.Anyone familiar with Europe’s inlandwaterways will likely have encounteredpusher tug/barge combinations transhippingiron ore from deepsea terminals at ports suchas Rotterdam and the thyssenkrupp SteelEurope plant at Duisburg in Germany.