Owner/operator: P&R Water Taxi/P&M Marine Services Builder: Kewalo Shipyard Designer: P&R Water Taxi/Stoddard Marine Design Dimensions: 75’ x 33’ x 11.5’ Mission: Ship assist and barge handling Crew size: 3 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 3 Caterpillar 3516, 2,200 hp Bollard…
Around this time last year, the tugboat building industry in the United States showed signs of a rebound.
Alaska has notoriously challenging weather conditions and climate. Crowley Maritime built an articulated tug-barge (ATB) rugged enough to safely sail through these icy waters and nimble enough to steer itself into berth.
Tugboat watchers along the Saint Lawrence Seaway between Massena, N.Y., and Lake Ontario will witness a changing of the guard during the 2020 shipping season.
For nearly four years, E.N. Bisso & Son’s Gladys B. was the lone z-drive tugboat designed by Robert Allan Ltd. working the Mississippi River. Now, it has some company.
P&R Water Taxi built its first Tiger tugboat in 90 days in 2002 after winning a U.S. Navy ship-assist contract in Pearl Harbor.
Mazu Capt. Nick Payne stood by while mate Brandon Conner approached the containership Molly Schulte midway between Bayport Channel and Barbours Cut in the Houston Ship Channel.
Capt. Mark Williamson steered Western Towboat’s newest harbor tug into Elliott Bay on a cool, clear late February day.
For most tugboat companies, building one new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugboat would make for a pretty good year.
Foss Maritime Company has updated the venerable Valor-class azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugboat for a new era.
The RApport 2400-series tugboats developed by Robert Allan Ltd. have earned their keep around the world.
In 1999, Bisso Towboat of Luling, La., introduced the first tractor tug on the Mississippi River with the delivery of Cecilia B. Slatten.
In British Columbia, most tugboats built within the last decade were designed by A.G. McIlwain Ltd.
The brownwater industry, for a number of reasons, has been slow to embrace EPA Tier 4 propulsion. Canal Barge Co. is a notable exception.
Owner/operator: Crowley Maritime Builder: Bollinger Shipyards Designer: Jensen Maritime Consultants Dimensions: 128’ x 42’ x 19’2” Mission: Transporting fuels in Alaska Crew size: 8 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 GE 8L250MDC, 3,384 hp Bollard pull: 97 short…
Owner/operator: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Builder: Gulf Island Shipyards Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Dimensions: 118’ x 45’ x 17.5’ Mission: Buoy tending, icebreaking Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E, 2,682 hp Bollard…
Owner/operator: E.N. Bisso & Son/Bisso Offshore Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Dimensions: 80’ x 38’ x 13’2” Mission: Ship assist, escort, emergency towing Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 Caterpillar 3512E, 2,550…
Operator: G&H Towing Co. Owner: Suderman & Young Towing Co. Builder: Gulf Island Shipyards Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Dimensions: 98’6” x 42’8” x 16’8” Mission: Escort and harbor assist Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E, 3,386…
Owner/operator: Western Towboat Co. Builder: Western Towboat Co. Designer: Western Towboat Co./KraftMar Design Services/Argonaut Marine Dimensions: 80’ x 32’ x 15’ Mission: Ship and barge assist Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 3 Caterpillar 3512C, 1,970 hp Bollard…
Owner/operator: McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group Designer: Jensen Maritime Consultants Dimensions: 100’ x 40’ x 16’4” Mission: Ship assist, escort and rescue towing Crew size: 4-6 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E, 3,386 hp…
Owner/operator: Saltchuk/Foss Maritime Builder: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Designer: Jensen Maritime Consultants Dimensions: 100’ x 40’ x 20’8” Mission: Ship escort and assist Crew size: 8 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 MTU Series 4000, 3,433 hp Bollard pull: 92.36…
Owner/operator: Brusco Tug & Barge/Crowley Maritime Builder: Diversified Marine Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Dimensions: 82’ x 40’ x 14’ Mission: Ship escort, docking and assist Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3516E, 3,004 hp Bollard pull: 88…
Owner/operator: Bisso Towboat Co. Builder: Main Iron Works Designer: Bisso Towboat Co./Main Iron Works Dimensions: 100’ x 38’ x 13.5’ Mission: Escort and ship assist Crew size: 4 Propulsion: Engines: (2) Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E, 3,004 hp Bollard pull:…
