Tugboats have a big job ahead of them — towing and pushing larger vessels takes a lot of strength and power. To accomplish this, tugboats have a very specific design, including how they sit in the ...

How can a small tugboat move a massive ship weighing hundreds of thousands of tons? In this video, we reveal the surprising ...

As the legendary USS Enterprise (CVN-65) is dismantled, its legacy—including two near-catastrophic grounding incidents—serves ...

Arc boats has announced a deal with Curtin Maritime to build 8 electric “ship assist” tugboats, meant for moving large cargo ships in and out of port. But the big takeaway is that nobody’s doing it ...

As autumn turns to winter and the onset of frost and ice, it prompted me to consider how maritime commerce in the past overcame the natural challenges of breaking ice on the Manitowoc River. The ...

Svitzer today announced the signing of a landmark Letter of Intent (LoI) with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to construct a new generation of electric TRAnsverse tugs in India. The agreement marks a ...

More than 20 tugboats will be on display this weekend as the annual Harbor Days festival kicks off this weekend in Olympia. The event will take place at Port Plaza this year due to construction taking ...

A lack of effective communication contributed to a collision between the sail training ship Leeuwin II and a container ship ...

The LoI signals Svitzer's long-term intent to Make in India and to bring to market one of the most advanced and ...

According to the Coast Guard, the motor vessel Sunnanvik became wedged in the canal at 12:43 a.m., CBS-affiliate WOIO reported. The tugboats, or “mini muscle machines,” freed the freighter just before ...