Norfolk Tug Company Information

Norfolk Tug Company is a first-tier service company that provides tugs and barges for the safe movement of containers, fertilizer, coal, aggregate, petroleum, steel, and dredge products. By applying smart business tools, listening to our mariners and customers, and working with dependable equipment, we achieve maximum productivity in transporting cargo throughout the Atlantic Coast with our robust tug fleet of 9 near coastal tugboats, 4 inland push boats, 3 deck barges and 2 open hopper barges provides the capability to deliver goods and products anywhere along the eastern seaboard and U.S. Gulf. Strategically located on the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, we offer local tug service in and around the dry-docking shipyards in Hampton Roads and maintain a strong presence on the Chesapeake Bay. While our business is primarily in the mid-Atlantic, Norfolk Tug Company performs operations all the way south to the Gulf of Mexico and as far north as New England. Our services include but not limited to • Intracoastal barge movement • Dredge spoil delivery and tender services • Container barge movement from Port of Norfolk to Richmond Deepwater Terminal • Container barge movement from Flushing New York to Staten Island New York • Deadship towage • Tug assists and escorts • Aggregate barge towing on the Chesapeake Bay and James River “The best in people, equipment and customers, at Norfolk Tug we believe that tug service can be environmentally friendly, dependable and safe - every time.”