Vancouver-based Tidewater Transportation and Terminals has taken delivery of Crown Point, a new custom-built, state-of-the-art towboat commissioned at Portland’s Vigor Industrial. Crown Point is the first of a series of three towboats being built at Vigor for Tidewater, and will join the company’s current fleet of 16 vessels and 160 barges at the end of the month.
“The launching of the Crown Point, and the forthcoming Granite Point and Ryan Point vessels, marks an important step for Tidewater,” said Marc Schwartz, maintenance & engineering manager at Tidewater. “The vessels will strengthen our fleet, as well as reinforce Tidewater’s commitment to our customers, community and environment.”
The Crown Point is an environmentally-friendly tug with reduced air emissions and improved fuel efficiency. Designed by CT Marine, Naval Architects and Marine Engineers of Edgecomb, Maine, the vessel features a wheelhouse with exceptional all-round visibility through full height windows, leading edge navigation and communications equipment, and enhanced accommodations for the captain and crew.
A christening ceremony for Crown Point will be held in June.
