Chesapeake Shipbuilding has announced that it has launched another tug for Vane Brothers.
The tug, 'Fort Schuyler', is the eleventh tug that Chesapeake Shipbuilding has built for Vane Brothers of the 14 contracted.The new tug is equipped with twin Caterpillar 3512 main engines producing a combined 2,250kW horsepower, and a single drum hydraulic towing winch.
Each Chesapeake Shipbuilding tugboat is built in a controlled indoor environment, before being moved and launched into Maryland's Wicomico River. Chesapeake Shipbuilding has recently made significant upgrades to its facility to increase its production capacity and efficiency, including two large hull fabrication buildings.
