"Tugboat" can sometimes be a misnomer, since the watercraft can push as well as pull. Here's why tugboats are designed to do that and when they might do so.

THUNDER BAY — The wheelhouse of the James Whalen tugboat will take its last trip along Thunder Bay's harbour this summer.

The Island Victory — built by Vard, a Norway-based company –- was first put into service by Island Offshore Management company in 2020. It is the most powerful tugboat in the world with a ...

"Tugboat" can sometimes be a misnomer, since the watercraft can push as well as pull. Here's why tugboats are designed to do that and when they might do so.