On Thursday, March 14, Captain Arthur Fournier, founder of the 54-year old Portland Tugboat and Shipdocking Company, rocked the tugboat world when he, along with Captain Brian McAllister, founder of ...

Dawn Services got its start in the early 1980s when Captain Charpentier and his son Kenneth Charpentier sold their explosives ...

The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard will celebrate their 115th anniversary with the delivery of two new 4,640HP FIFI 1 ASD tugs. Designed by Jensen Maritime Consultant, Inc., ...

The Coast Guard rescued five crew members from a tugboat towing a 333-foot barge in rough seas off the Washington coast Friday. Rescuers made it to their location, about ten miles off the coast of La ...

Problems continue for Shell Oil’s mobile drilling rigs in Alaska waters. The tug towing the Kulluk, which left Dutch Harbor last Friday, is having engine trouble in 20-foot seas about 50 miles south ...

The loss of the Fitzgerald left people stunned. The tragedy spurred new safety measures and change among shipping companies, ...

How can a small tugboat move a massive ship weighing hundreds of thousands of tons? In this video, we reveal the surprising power behind tugboats—their specialized engines, propeller systems, and ...

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – A large American tug boat was pulling a disabled Russian cargo ship to a port on British Columbia's coast, ending fears that the vessel carrying hundreds of tons of ...

A crane brought to the Bremerton marina was unable to safely lift a 128-tugboat out of the water, and there is no timeline ...

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 ...