Tugboats are an integral part of global maritime operations, and can do much more than just pull other vessels around. This is the world's largest tug boat.

Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn., announced that its newest escort and ship-assist tug, William E Moran, has entered service in New York. The vessel is among the largest and most powerful in the ...

The tractor tugs are used to getting giant ships on and off the dock and to guide them through the harbor. Once the ships are headed toward the sea, they're on their own. Tugboats are never fast.

Witness the most powerful tugboats ever made, featuring the largest tug supply vessels in existence. These incredible machines are engineered to tackle some of the toughest challenges at sea, from ...

While a tugboat goes about its work, pulling other ships around, you might notice it spraying water in large arcs. Why is it only tugboats that do this?

Even though tugs and smaller pleasure vessels are a far cry from a multi-thousand ton cargo or cruise ship, one would be hard-pressed to convert these boats back to a pure muscle or wind-based ...

NTSB probers Monday said they are investigating a tugboat’s possible role in a Mexican ship’s crash into the Brooklyn Bridge — while adding they have yet to board the foreign craft, much ...

Peters' ban creates an exclusion zone around the area, still allowing smaller boats through the area but keeping out large vessels, which are hard to maneuver in tight spaces.