Reviews & Ratings for the Kings-Point

The Vane Brothers Company, a marine transportation provider headquartered in Baltimore, has taken delivery of KINGS POINT, the latest in a wave of Maryland-built tugboats. Constructed under the supervision of Vane Senior Port Captain Jim Demske, Kings Point is the 10th of 14 “Sassafras Class” tugboats contracted by Vane Brothers through Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury, Maryland. KINGS POINT also has a sister tug, FORT SCHUYLER in April and is expected to be delivered this summer. Measuring 94 feet long and 32 feet wide with a hull depth of 13 feet, KINGS POINT is similar in many respects to the previous nine tugboats built for Vane as part of the Chesapeake Shipbuilding contract. The vessel, which required 13 months to build, is equipped with twin Caterpillar 3512 main engines producing a combined 3,000 horsepower, and operates with a single-drum hydraulic towing winch.