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 ...

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 ...

With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the harbor pilot commanding the vessel had just minutes to make his last, desperate attempts ...

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 ...

The seas are so rough right now that two cruise ships have had to anchor out in Elliot Bay and wait for tugboats to help them dock at Pier 91. Travel expert Steve Danishek said cruise ships have ...

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 ...

Salvage crews relied on powerful tugboats, large-capacity dredgers and high tides to pull the stranded container ship Ever Given from the banks of the Suez Canal on Monday. Six days after wedging ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow ...

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