THORNTON TOWING & TRANSPORTATION LLC

Image of the week:

Tug "Thornton Bros." hustling a light hopper barge out to Oceanside, New York.  

Thornton Towing & Transportation provides prompt and professional response to your coastal and harbor towing needs.  We know each job requires a different approach, and that each customer has different needs.  We are always ready to keep your operation going full speed ahead.

What We Do

General Harbor Towing

Dredge Support

Ship Assist

Marine Construction

Coastwise Towing

Our TugboatS

"Thornton Bros."

Built 1958 by Matton Shipyard, Cohoes, New York.  Originally named the John E. Matton.

83' long x 27' beam x 9' draft

1600 Horsepower 16-567 EMD diesel engine.

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 "Edith Thornton"

Built in Camden, New Jersey in 1951 for the Reading Railroad as "Tamaqua."

She measures 104' x 27' x 12'.

The tug was extensively rebuilt in 1998 and is powered with a 2100 horsepower EMD 16-645 diesel engine.

Tugs are homeported in Mariner's Harbor, Staten Island, New York