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This fully revised and updated second edition of The Tug Book provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the design and operation of tugs of many different types all over the world. You will find it an authoritative study and unique insight into these increasingly diverse and sophisticated vessels, along with the roles that they perform and the dramatic advances being made in this lesser known branch of the shipping industry.
In The Tug Book, a unique guide to international tugs and towing, leading maritime writer Jack Gaston describes and illustrates virtually every facet of the present-day tug and towing scene. He has brought together over 200 full colour photographs and diagrams in order to offer a definitive portrait of the vessels and their work. A level of technical content has been incorporated to make the book a useful reference for those in the towing industry, but it will also appeal to enthusiasts and those with a general interest in tugs and towing.
There is still an increasing demand for tugs with more power and manoeuvrability in ports that handle large ships and hazardous cargoes. Consequently, a key theme throughout the book is the fierce competition among tug operators, which has resulted in smaller tugs, with smaller crews and the emergence of very small tugs with unprecedented power and agility, capable of carrying out the work of much larger vessels previously employed.
Tugs perform a range of vital tasks, from ship handling in ports and harbours, to deep-sea towage and salvage. In addition to their traditional harbour and coastal duties, tugs are employed in roles as diverse as towing logs, icebreaking and supporting offshore oil exploration. Tugs also play a key role in pollution control, maritime emergency response and serve the marine civil engineering and dredging industries worldwide. In order to meet these rapidly changing commercial, operational and environmental demands, radical innovations have been made in tug design and equipment. High-tech propulsion systems, advanced electronics and new operating methods are now an integral part of the towage industry.
The author
Jack Gaston is a professional engineer and experienced technical author and journalist living in Sevenoaks, Kent. He is a regular contributor to Lloyds List, Maritime Journal, Ship's Monthly and a number of other maritime publications. Jack is also the author of Tugs and Towing (1991), Tugs Today (1996) and The Tug Book (2002). He was given an industry award by the British Tug Owners' Association in 2006, for 40 years of support to the towage industry.
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