PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — VT Halter Marine has delivered the ocean-going 112-foot Articulated Tug Barge Denise A. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation Co. The Denise A. Bouchard measures 112 feet by 35 ...
Tugboats are aquatic workhorses, built for power rather than speed, often spraying water while towing ships to celebrate their arrival. Despite their size, tugboats carry an impressive amount of ...
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 ...
A Navajo-class, ocean-going tug under development by shipmaker Austal will bear the name of James D. Fairbanks, a former Camp Pendleton Marine who also served in the Navy, where he became a prominent ...
The boat was costlier to build than a traditional model, but the company estimates its reduced operational costs will pay for ...
The Signal International shipyard in Orange will build an articulated tug-barge assembly valued at $47 million this summer and will be hiring 400 or more workers for the job, likely in late June or ...