Glosten completes tug upgrade design for Shaver Transportation

Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has completed the contract design package for a comprehensive upgrade to Portland, Ore.-based Shaver Transportation’s Z-drive tractor tug Washington. The design focuses on significantly enhancing the vessel’s performance,
maneuverability, and practical operability, to support Shaver’s evolving harbor and escort towing
service offerings.

The scope of the upgrade includes replacement of the tug’s main engines and installation of
new...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/glosten-completes-tug-upgrade-design-for-shaver-transportation/

Washburn & Doughty delivers Tier 4 tractor tug to McAllister

McAllister Towing has announced the arrival of the 93’x38′ tug Eileen McAllister, the 34th tractor tug in McAllister’s fleet.

The new tug is powered by 3516E Tier 4 Caterpillar engines with twin Schottel SRP 490 Z-drive units. Packed into the hull is 6,770 hp. She achieved over 84 metric tons during her ABS bollard pull certification. The Eileen McAllister will soon join her sister vessel, the Tate McAllister, as the most powerful tug in Port Everglades, Fla.

Combining her eco-friendly CAT...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/washburn-doughty-delivers-tier-4-tractor-tug-to-mcallister/