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Novatug B.V. develops the Carrousel Rave Tug (CRT), a patented tugboat design that cannot capsize under transverse towline load and provides dynamic vessel control in port operations.

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# Novatug — llms.txt
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> Novatug B.V. develops the Carrousel Rave Tug (CRT), a patented tugboat design that cannot capsize under transverse towline load and provides dynamic vessel control in port operations.

## Company

Novatug B.V. is a Dutch maritime technology company founded in 2002 to commercialise the Carrousel towing concept invented by Dr. M. van der Laan. The first Carrousel Rave Tugs entered commercial operation with Multraship in 2017.

Address: Lemelerberg 7, 2402 ZN Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
Contact: info@novatug.nl | +31 (0) 172 533 705

## The Carrousel Rave Tug (CRT)

The CRT is a tugboat with a patented freely rotating steel ring around its hull. The towline connects to a point on this ring, which can rotate 360°. This design means the tug cannot capsize under transverse towline load.

Combined with Voith Schneider propellers, the CRT hull generates hydrodynamic lift during towing operations. Multratug 32 is rated at 70 tonnes static bollard pull and has reached up to 180 tonnes of dynamic line force in operation.

Key specifications (Multratug 32/33):
- Static bollard pull: 70 tonnes
- Dynamic bollard pull: 180 tonnes
- Engine power: 5,300 kW
- Top speed: 14.1 knots
- Length overall: 31.9 m

## Key Claims and Scope

- The CRT cannot capsize under transverse towline load (patented design)
- Multratug 32 CRT-L dynamic bollard pull of 180 tonnes, above its 70t static figure due to hydrodynamic lift
- Internal Novatug testing indicates approximately 30% lower fuel consumption under the tested operating conditions; actual savings depend on configuration, duty cycle and operating method
- First commercial CRTs in operation since 2017 (Multraship, Terneuzen, Netherlands)
- Where vessel control or maneuvering room is the binding constraint, CRTs may help defer or avoid some dredging or widening work; dredging may still be required where water depth is the binding constraint

## Research and Data

Novatug publishes research on maritime safety, tug incident statistics, and bollard pull measurement standards.

Novatug maritime incident dataset snapshot, taken from the dashboard API on 7 October 2026:
- 433 incident records in the dataset
- 176 incidents involving a tug
- 89 tug incidents involving girding or capsizing
- 48 tug records classified exactly as Capsize girding
- 36 fatalities recorded within those 48 records
- These figures describe the contents of the Novatug research dataset; they are not global totals or incidence rates

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://novatug.com/)
- [Carrousel Rave Tug (specs)](https://novatug.com/tug/)
- [Maneuvers](https://novatug.com/maneuvers/)
- [Training and simulation](https://novatug.com/training-simulation/)
- [Megatrends](https://novatug.com/megatrends/)
- [Research articles](https://novatug.com/research/)
- [Maritime accidents database](https://novatug.com/maritime-accidents/)
- [Maritime analytics dashboard](https://novatug.com/maritime-dashboard/)
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