Tugs
A small, powerful vessel that tows or pushes ships and barges, assists ships in port and handles salvage tows. Voydar tracks 4,916 ships of this type by IMO number, 2,640 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.
Ship types explainedLargest tugs by gross tonnage
Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).
| Ship | GT | Built | Flag | Last AIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ELMO | 27,087 | 1981 | United States | not on AIS |
| NOBLE ENDEAVOR | 21,815 | 1976 | Marshall Islands | Oct 3, 2026, 08:46 UTC |
| FLORENCE T | 19,864 | 1985 | United States | Sep 20, 2026, 05:52 UTC |
| PRIAMAR | 18,481 | 1913 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | Oct 2, 2026, 23:22 UTC |
| NOBLE RESOLUTE | 15,589 | 2008 | Marshall Islands | Oct 3, 2026, 08:28 UTC |
| Kan Tan Qi Hao | 15,291 | 2015 | China | Jun 25, 2026, 02:54 UTC |
| MARAUDER | 13,840 | 1922 | United States | Jun 21, 2026, 15:47 UTC |
| SKANDI MARINER | 10,181 | 2017 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 08:39 UTC |
| SKANDI MINDER | 10,181 | 2018 | Norway | Oct 3, 2026, 08:40 UTC |
| SKANDI MOBILISER | 10,181 | 2018 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 08:21 UTC |
ChinaNewest tugs
By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.
| Ship | GT | Built | Flag | Last AIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN AVANT 19 | 306 | 2026 | Netherlands | Oct 3, 2026, 04:48 UTC |
| MAASSTROOM | 297 | 2026 | Netherlands | Oct 3, 2026, 08:38 UTC |
| SD AISEMAHT | 996 | 2025 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 08:26 UTC |
| NEPTUN POWER | 499 | 2025 | Netherlands | Oct 1, 2026, 15:34 UTC |
| FAIRPLAY-98 | 353 | 2025 | Germany | Oct 3, 2026, 08:21 UTC |
| FAIRPLAY-87 | 263 | 2025 | Germany | Oct 3, 2026, 08:29 UTC |
| SOUTHPAW X | 252 | 2025 | Canada | Sep 8, 2026, 21:14 UTC |
| SVITZER BARRINGTON | — | 2025 | Australia | Oct 3, 2026, 07:42 UTC |
| SVITZER NOBBYS | — | 2025 | Australia | Oct 3, 2026, 00:55 UTC |
| SVITZER INGRID | — | 2025 | Denmark | Oct 3, 2026, 08:46 UTC |
Flags
The flags tugs in Voydar's records sail under most often.
Indonesia 
Italy Recently seen on AIS
MULTRATUG 20IMO 9572006Tug · Class A
TAURUSIMO 9240354Towing (long/wide) · Class A
APOLLONIMO 7927946Tug · Class A- EN AVANT 25IMO 9949443Tug · Class A
SVITZER MILFORDIMO 9292876Tug · Class A- VEGAIMO 9375343Tug · Class A
VB CONQUERIDORIMO 9332353Tug · Class A
OCEAN CYPRESSIMO 9896490Tug · Class A- EN AVANT 9IMO 9163910Tug · Class A
SVITZER GAIAIMO 9602447Tug · Class A
CORVINIMO 9280433Tug · Class A- OCEAN KITSILANOIMO 9833620Tug · Class A
- KOLGAIMO 9646326Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY-36IMO 9429558Tug · Class A
VB VICTORYIMO 9120176Tug · Class A- ARTEMISIMO 7927934Tug · Class A
- BISONIMO 5001839Tug · Class A
- VB PROMPTIMO 9647409Tug · Class A
- RAYADORIMO 8944381Tug · Class A
FAIRPLAY-29IMO 9817250Tug · Class A
ROXANE ZIMO 9751456Tug · Class A- SKINFAXE RIMO 9563213Tug · Class A
- VB KOALAIMO 9502714Tug · Class A
- SAAM HUMBERIMO 9190406Tug · Class A
H.KANTERIMO 9277199Tug · Class A
URTERIMO 5419244Tug · Class A- JOHNIMO 9008641Tug · Class A
- AQS NJORDIMO 9318826Tug · Class A
- VARMAIMO 9028122Tug · Class A
TIM QUIGGIMO 8987917Tug · Class A- VB-CANARIASIMO 9289271Tug · Class A
- HOLLANDIMO 5153462Tug · Class A
- CASTORIMO 9444584Tug · Class A
- SST SALISHIMO 9744489Towing · Class A
- FAIRPLAY-61IMO 9320908Tug · Class A
VB SEA HAWKIMO 9489962Tug · Class A- COAST ISLAND ROGUEIMO 9412127Towing (long/wide) · Class A
- MULTRATUG 35IMO 9964039Tug · Class A
- SVITZER INTREPIDIMO 9342334Tug · Class A
- LOMAXIMO 9657832Tug · Class A
- SVITZER ODENIMO 9342451Tug · Class A
- JUPITERIMO 9287431Tug · Class A
- EEMS WRANGLERIMO 9274783Tug · Class A
- POLARISIMO 6411421Tug · Class A
- BAUTIMO 9287041Tug · Class A
- SKANDI MINDERIMO 9765469Tug · Class A
- T/B TORANIIMO 9103752Tug · Class A
- AUDAXIMO 9770828Tug · Class A
- POLAR MAXIMO 9161924Tug · Class A
- SD BOUNTIFULIMO 9533787Tug · Class A
- LIBERTYIMO 9296121Tug · Class A
- SD NAVIGATORIMO 9533414Tug · Class A
- VB EAGLE EYEIMO 9376218Tug · Class A
- PORIN KARHUIMO 7422386Tug · Class A
- KAYMARIMO 7397737Tug · Class A
- JIF OLOUSIMO 9997488Tug · Class A
- CG BRISTOL BAYIMO 8635150Tug · Class A
- SATURNIMO 9315410Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY XVIIMO 9800348Tug · Class A
AROSIMO 9259238Tug · Class A- VB PANTHERIMO 9434814Tug · Class A
- LYNXIMO 9804045Tug · Class A
- PETERIMO 9445863Tug · Class A
- SEASPAN RAIDERIMO 9412115Tug · Class A
- VB FURIEIMO 9174567Tug · Class A
- HURTIGIMO 7388669Tug · Class A
- SVITZER TITANIMO 9780055Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY-65IMO 9183398Tug · Class A
RADUGA ELECTRONIMO 8207379Tug · Class A- FAIRPLAY-82IMO 9693252Tug · Class A
- RMT PENFRETIMO 9502702Tug · Class A
- VB COGNACIMO 9002075Tug · Class A
SVITZER ROWANIMO 9600229Tug · Class A- ENAKIMO 6826858Towing · Class A
- AJAXIMO 9974864Tug · Class A
FAIRPLAY-24IMO 9153616Tug · Class A- VB GASCOGNEIMO 9202730Tug · Class A
- SIRIUSIMO 8826242Tug · Class A
NOBLE ENDEAVORIMO 8753079Towing (long/wide) · Class A- BJONNIMO 8223048Tug · Class A
- BOXERIMO 9191890Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY IVIMO 7803451Tug · Class A
- DOUGLAS J.IMO 8991047Tug · Class A
LYBOUSSAKIS CHIOSIMO 8811546Tug · Class A- TEDDYIMO 9862061Tug · Class A
- BARNEYIMO 9740938Tug · Class A
- FENNICAIMO 9043615Tug · Class A
- VB DRACOIMO 9280794Tug · Class A
- BALTSUNDIMO 9136307Tug · Class A
- MICHELIMO 9689081Tug · Class A
- VB RESOLUTIMO 9684768Tug · Class A
- ISO-PUKKIIMO 6818863Tug · Class A
- OCEAN JUPITERIMO 9220160Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY-30IMO 9416563Tug · Class A
- OCEAN PIERRE JULIENIMO 9688142Tug · Class A
- VB STERLINGIMO 9120164Tug · Class A
BULATIMO 9673575Tug · Class A- CALYPSOIMO 9304899Tug · Class A
- DORIS MORANIMO 8121800Tug · Class A
- SVITZER BIDSTONIMO 9286695Tug · Class A
- DELFIIMO 7800502Tug · Class A
- NH SERVERIMO 9364538Tug · Class A
- ALBERT L LEDCORIMO 8006309Tug · Class A
- LEOIMO 7363970Tug · Class A
- SUZANNE MCALLISTERIMO 9103300Towing · Class A
- EN AVANT 20IMO 9408645Towing (long/wide) · Class A
- KRAFTIMO 7618399Tug · Class A
- VB TYPHONIMO 9774941Tug · Class A
- AHTIIMO 9230256Tug · Class A
- CHIEFIMO 9188582Tug · Class A
PROTUG 88IMO 9067336Tug · Class A- VB BALTICIMO 8915471Tug · Class A
- VB CHEETAHIMO 9454876Tug · Class A
- TRONDS LAXIMO 9451252Tug · Class A
- LYNXIMO 9668037Tug · Class A
- WATERLORDIMO 7522150Tug · Class A
- VB SATURNUSIMO 7719052Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY 26IMO 9211004Tug · Class A
- VB 21 FECAMPIMO 9202728Tug · Class A
- EEMS WARRIORIMO 9213674Tug · Class A
- RADBODIMO 7619288Tug · Class A
- VB PUMAIMO 9525443Tug · Class A
- TUG BAUGEIMO 8027767Towing · Class A
- SST CAPILANOIMO 9744477Towing · Class A
- BALDERIMO 7406930Tug · Class A
- FAIRPLAY IIIMO 7407817Tug · Class A
- SKULDIMO 9114359Tug · Class A
- ARCTIC TAGLUIMO 7601774Tug · Class A
- BORGOEYIMO 9662112Tug · Class A
- BB WORKERIMO 9360051Tug · Class A
- BUDDYIMO 9258571Tug · Class A
- SVITZER MUIDENIMO 9292888Tug · Class A
- CMS WARRIORIMO 9765184Tug · Class A
- SVITZER MADEIRAIMO 9292905Tug · Class A
- FIERY CROSSIMO 9064712Tug · Class A
- SCHWARTENBEKIMO 8865652Tug · Class A
- ASTERIYIMO 8409290Tug · Class A
- LEONARDOIMO 8521464Tug · Class A
- ZEUS OF FINLANDIMO 9130729Tug · Class A
- WADDENZEEIMO 9705251Tug · Class A
- JEPPE JENSEN IIIMO 9553579Tug · Class A
- SEA1 RUBYIMO 9413444Tug · Class A
- FALKUNGENIMO 7334113Tug · Class A
- SVITZER MAITLANDIMO 9324796Tug · Class A
- SVITZER ESTONIMO 9701968Tug · Class A
- NEPTUNIMO 7917965Tug · Class A
- ISLAND RAIDERIMO 9802360Tug · Class A
- PARATIMO 8128212Tug · Class A
- TREASURE COASTIMO 9448267Towing (long/wide) · Class A
- SEA BANCKERTIMO 9388651Tug · Class A