Tugboats work with all sorts of bigger watercraft, but how fast can they go themselves? It's not very fast, but there are ...

Tugboats are an integral part of global maritime operations, and can do much more than just pull other vessels around. This ...

Enter Mike Vinik and his Keyport-based tugboat service, Vinik Marine. Using a half-mile-long, 2 1/4-inch wire cable, his tug ...

The government has contracted an open ocean tug that will be on the water from Friday while it works on a long-term plan for ...

Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA held a keel laying ceremony to mark the official start of construction on the future USNS ...

Tugboats and towboats may seem similar, but they serve different roles. Learn the key differences between these two powerful ...

Both of the boats are classified as tow boats. A tow boat pushes barges, while a tugboat pulls its load.

When we had the opportunity to tow it ... While other boats assisted the ship’s departure from Philadelphia and its arrival in Mobile on March 3, it was just Vinik’s tug and the SS United ...

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it ... “Solong will be under tow by one tug and accompanied by another tug, plus a vessel with counter-pollution measures should they be required.