tugboats

Used tugboats are in tight supply, says Marcon

If you’re looking to be buy a used tugboat right now, you will likely have to look a lot harder than you would have last year. Coupeville, Wash., based shipbroker Marcon International has released its latest May 2022 Tug Boat Market Report with data from the firm’s extensive databases on tugs for sale in the U.S. and worldwide. As of May this year, Marcon reported 409 tugs officially on the market for sale out of 5,198 tracked. This is down 13.89% from one year ago and 31.03% from five years...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/used-tugboats-are-in-tight-supply-says-marcon/

FreightWaves Classics: The Kiowa served its nation in war and peace

The Kiowa moored pierside at Genoa, Italy in 1966. (Photo: Carlo Martinelli/navsource.org)

As anyone who has been around a harbor knows, tugboats are special boats that assist other vessels into and out of port. Tugboats’ primary purpose is to help move larger ships by towing, pushing and guiding them. They help much larger ships dock at a berth or leave a berth. They may serve many other purposes as well, such as helping propel barges, oil platforms, log rafts, etc. Tugboats may also work as salvage boats and icebreakers. Some also have firefighting accessories to provide...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-the-kiowa-served-its-nation-in-war-and-peace

FreightWaves Classics: The Active served the US ‘actively’ for 65 years

A section of San Francisco shows the post-earthquake devastation. (Photo: National Archives)

Background

On April 18, 1898 the U.S. Navy acquired a tugboat that had been constructed in San Francisco a decade earlier by the Union Iron Works. This tugboat, along with another that had been built in Philadelphia, became part of the Navy’s fleet when the United States was preparing for war against Spain. The Oakland Tribune ran an article about them; its headline was “TUGBOATS IN UNCLE SAM’S SERVICE.” 

About three months after being acquired by the Navy, the San Francisco-based tugboat was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-the-active-served-the-us-actively-for-65-years

Conrad to build two ice class tugboats for USACE

Conrad Shipyard, LLC has released more details about its recently awarded $16.9 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract.

Conrad says that the contract is for the design and construction of two CELRE Detroit Ice Class tugboats. The vessels will provide mobilization of various pieces of floating equipment on the St. Mary’s River, upper Great Lakes, and the Soo Harbor, as well as breaking ice up to 12-inches thick and performing ice scraping operations at the St. Mary’s Falls Canal.

“Conrad...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/conrad-to-build-two-ice-class-tugboats-for-usace/

FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Thea Foss built a thriving business from a single rowboat

A Foss tugboat pulls a loaded barge. (Photo: Foss Maritime Company)

International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, began on March 8, 1911. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in March in the United States since 1987.

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, FreightWaves Classics will continue to profile a number of women who made contributions to transportation during the month of March.

Thea Foss as a young woman. (Photo: geni.com)Thea Foss as a young...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicspioneers-thea-foss-built-a-thriving-business-from-a-single-rowboat

ERMA FIRST adds world’s smallest ballast water treatment system to product range

ERMA FIRST adds world’s smallest ballast water treatment system to product range

Global ballast water equipment manufacturer ERMA FIRST is bringing the world’s smallest and easiest to install ballast water treatment system to the international market through its acquisition of US firm oneTANK LLC.

oneTANK, a subsidiary of naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten, has developed a small scale innovative, low-cost, IMO Revised G8 Code and United States Coast Guard compliant system.
Based...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/26/erma-first-adds-worlds-smallest-ballast-water-treatment-system-to-product-range/

Tugboats: Small Vessels that Move Big Ships A Hundred Times in Size

In this article, we are going to talk about tugboats. Small in size, there’s a reason why some of them cost more than USD $20,000,000. In fact, tugboats are not to be messed with. They are all muscles and strength. Maneuverability is their core. And they have indestructible winches, too. We’ve witnessed them in port […]

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The Giants Of Shipping, Tugboats and its Impacts

  • When there is lesser traffic on the outports, the ‘giants’ ply their trade by traveling from port to port.
  • Given the priority to the depth of water, suitable anchorages, and weather monitoring, as tugboats reduce weather-related downtime,it is an added expense for the ship-owner.
  • Tugboat crews are trained as normal seamen or officers at the Caribbean Maritime University or other certified institutions.
  • The nuances of the job are highly specialized and are learned on the job.

According to The...

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