But what are these boats capable of, and what is the biggest tug in the world? Let's look at the power aspect first. The pulling power of a tug is measured by a metric called "bollard pull." ...

The speed of a tugboat depends on its design and purpose. Traditional harbor tugboats, which assist ships in docking and undocking, typically operate at speeds up to 13.5 knots (15 mph).

as a towing connection is established from the emergency tug boat Bremen Fighter (back R) at sea north of the German Baltic Sea island of Ruegen. Germany said on March 21, 2025 it is holding the ...

THE big one is BACK with The Boat Race returning TODAY! Crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities will battle it out for bragging rights in front of thousands of fans on the River Thames - as ...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Grace Davidson became the first woman in the UK to give birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister, Amy Purdie. Overcoming Mayer-Rokitansky ...

An emergency response was under way after a fire broke out in the engine room of a container ship in the North Sea, the Dutch coastguard has said. The Victoria L, which was carrying 19 crew ...

The banks of the Thames will be lined with fans on Sunday as Cambridge and Oxford renew their rivalry in the 2025 Boat Race. A long-standing fixture of the British sporting calendar, this year ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed George Glass, a former investment banker and vocal China critic, as the new ambassador to Japan on Tuesday. His appointment comes during a turbulent period in U.S.-Japan ...

A Good Samaritan successfully located the missing vessel that had set sail from New Haven, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard said the "Hot Chocolate" was located Tuesday evening disabled "46 ...

After a long night in the city council chamber, members of the Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay left deflated after councillors voted to entirely demolish the James Whalen Tug. The decision ...

A boat caught fire at the Oyster Harbors Marine in Osterville Wednesday morning, according to the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department. The fire started just before 8 a.m. from a ...

Wärtsilä has introduced a new methane slip reduction solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine. The new technology converts Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel (DF) engines to spark gas (SG) operation. This ...