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Wayne, do they even use tugs for that anymore? Or is it all done by bow thrusters?
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Wayne, do they even use tugs for that anymore? Or is it all done by bow thrusters?


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The trend seems to be that ferrys and cruise ships are using
thrusters, both bow and stern. They do a lot of docking and undocking
so avoiding tug boats saves a lot of money. Cargo ships and large
military vessels are still using tugs for the most part.
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Yes expensive. When I had my old Chris craft on Carlyle lake the dock club had a cookout going on and I got acquainted with a guy that worked for a tow company out of St. Louis. They had a small fleet of barge engines. That ran the ICW. He said those boats averaged about $18-2300. An hr depending...

And that was in about 1985.
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Wayne, do they even use tugs for that anymore? Or is it all done by bow thrusters?


The tug boat union ;-)

I suppose in some cases wind and tide will be too much for thrusters
and no captain wants that liability. It is the same reason they take
on pilots.
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Wayne, do they even use tugs for that anymore? Or is it all done by bow thrusters?


The tug boat union ;-)

I suppose in some cases wind and tide will be too much for thrusters
and no captain wants that liability. It is the same reason they take
on pilots.


Acquaintance runs a tractor tug in SF Bay. He makes $450k a year. So fees
have to cover crew and a multimillion dollar tug, most ships are at least
escorted by tug when going under any of the bridges and a couple other
places. Both because of danger of loss of steering and power and fast
currents.


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