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The Foss Fleet
Foss has one of the most versatile, advanced fleet of tugs in the world. Its state-of-the-art fleet provides a full range of harbor, ocean and river services, and the shipyard is continually building new tugs to meet customers’ needs and set new industry standards.
- Dolphin Tugs: 5,080 hp
- Voith Schneider Tractor Tugs: 3,000 - 8,000 hp
- ASD Tractor Tugs: 3,000 - 6,250 hp
- High Performance Tugs: 4,300 - 8,200 hp
- Conventional Tugs: 1,800 – 3,500 hp
In addition to tug boats, Foss operates a large fleet of flat deck, multipurpose and specialized commodities barges, and has access to an extensive list of pre-qualified chartered vessels.
Foss also builds and operates specialized vessels created to meet its customers’ unique needs, such as:
- Two self-unloading bulk cargo lighterage barges specially designed to transfer ore concentrates in very challenging operating conditions above the Arctic Circle in northwest Alaska.
- One of the world’s largest railcar barges, the 425’ X 100’ Foss AquaTrain which sails between Canada and Alaska.
- The M/V Delta Mariner, a purpose-engineered vessel designed to transport rocket booster cores for Boeing’s Delta IV Program.