It's small and modest compared to the giant ships and vessels that also claim to pioneer a green shipping era, but it's just as powerful and important in terms of innovation. Although almost half a ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Since 1956, the “Captain Hornblower” has been a working tugboat, mainly as a ship-assist tug. “She worked in the New York harbor area and some years later, moved down to ...

It was frigid on Thursday when the Shoofly — a 64-foot 1941 tugboat forged with American steel – set out along the Newtown Creek to carve up the ice sheets blocking barges from getting through. The ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time to show how the maritime industry can slash ...

A 67-year-old tugboat converted to run on Amogy's cleaner-burning ammonia-to-power technology has set sail for the first time in upstate New York. The 105-foot tug, originally built in 1957 and ...

Learn how the Canal Corporation makes rope fenders for historic tug boats. Wendy Marble, a tug boat captain for the NYS Canal Corporation, has a special skill - hand making rope fenders for the ...

The "Captain Hornblower" tugboat, which has been working in the harbor of Panama City since 2005, is set to be deployed on April 9th to provide fish habitat and support the local tourist industry.