FORT SCHUYLER

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New Tug Delivered to Vane Brothers

Baltimore-headquartered marine transportation provider The Vane Brothers Company has taken delivery of the FORT SCHUYLER, the latest Maryland-built tugboat to join the company’s fleet.Fort Schuyler is the 11th Sassafras Class tugboat contracted by Vane Brothers through Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury, Md. The FORT SCHUYLER’s sister tug, the KINGS POINT, was delivered in April 2015. customers.”Measuring 94 feet long and 32 feet wide with a hull depth of 13 feet, the Fort Schuyler is similar in most respects to the previous 10 tugboats built for Vane as part of the Chesapeake Shipbuilding contract. The vessel is equipped with twin Caterpillar 3512 Tier 3 main engines producing a combined 3,000 horsepower, and operates with a single-drum hydraulic towing winch.