A tugboat, named the G Tug Hawaii, that is docked near Donjon's Shipbuilding and Repair sits underwater more than a week ...

Tow lines can turn a tugboat’s strength into its worst vulnerability when the load overtakes the tug or the line sweeps to the beam. This explains girting, why towing geometry matters as much as ...

Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT), the largest U.S.-flag tugboat company engaged in towing on the Great Lakes, has celebrated its 120th anniversary with the christening of their newest tugboat, the Tug ...

The Coast Guard rescued five crew members from a tugboat towing a 333-foot barge in rough seas off the Washington coast Friday. Rescuers made it to their location, about ten miles off the coast of La ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District announced on Monday it awarded at $8.4 million contract for a temporary tugboat to serve the Buffalo District’s repair fleet.

Together, the Gulf LNG partners have more than 400 years of experience in ship assist and towage services. The Jill is the ...

Tugboats are built to be strong enough to pull massive ships, not for speed. Unlike cargo ships or speedboats, which are designed for high velocities, tugboats serve a different purpose: assisting and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Five people were rescued off the Washington coast after their commercial tugboat lost steering while towing a concrete barge late Friday afternoon. Just after 4 p.m., Coast ...

New Orleans-based marine towage provider Crescent Towing announced it has taken delivery of its newest tugboat, Angus R. Cooper II. The new escort tug was constructed at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, ...

HOUSTON (AP) - The Coast Guard says a second tug boat has reached a disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico and is helping tow it to Mobile, Ala. More than 3,000 passengers and a crew of more than ...