2025 Tugboat of the Year: Signet Capella After a Texas port completed a decades-long dredging project, the giant tankers transiting in and out of its tight channel demanded a uniquely capable kind of tugboat. To meet that demand, Signet Maritime Corp. took delivery of its second Advanced Rotortug (ART), Signet Capella, from its in-house shipyard Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R). This…

Crowley’s electric tugboat signals cleaner future for U.S. towing fleet eWolf will begin assisting ships in San Diego this spring Crowley Capt. Joshua Ferguson eased eWolf off the dock in the Port of San Diego, spun the vessel 180 degrees and glided toward San Diego Bay. The first electric-powered tugboat in the United States remained eerily quiet as it accelerated…