THE BEST SHIP-ASSIST
EQUIPMENT ON THE RIVER
4,641
AVERAGE
HORSEPOWER
PER TUG
11.9
AVERAGE AGE
PER TUG IN
YEARS
Bisso Towboat Company is dedicated to providing the best possible services to our clients. That includes using top-of-the-line equipment built by the best shipbuilders. We work exclusively with Main Iron Works in Houma, Louisiana to develop our powerful fleet of tugs, including the largest fleet of Azimuth Stern Drive Tractor Tugs that are built with CAT engines and Z-Drive propellers designed by Rolls Royce. These tractor tugs utilize propellers that can rotate 360 degrees independently of each other. This allows the tug to maneuver in tight spaces and move forward, backward, and sideways.
We take pride in our fleet and work hard to keep our tugs in premium condition.
We have ten ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) Tractor Tugs currently servicing our clients. We are the only Tug company that we know of that exclusively uses Tractor Tugs to move and land ships on the Mississippi River. We sacrifice nothing when it comes to our fleet.
BUILD, POWER & PRECISION
We partner with the best in the business when it comes to building, powering, pulling and navigation of our fleet though the treacherous conditions that the Mississippi River can throw at you when trying to land 165,000 tons of ship and cargo safely. Our captains know that we've custom built the best tugs in the world, built by the best ship-builder in the world and powered and driven by the absolute best engines and steering systems on the planet. Ship-assit navigation is the cornerstone of what we do on the river and is our mission to provide our clients with the absolute best service and ability to move ships into position much more efficiently than traditional tugs.
MEET THE BISSO FLEET
The most nimble, yet powerful collection of Tractor Tugs available to assist ships on The Mississippi River. If you have tonnage, we are hands down the company you call first.
MR. BRIAN
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2024
ASD TRACTOR
5000
68 TONS estimated
ALMA S.
2006
ASD TRACTOR
4300
53.7 TONS
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER: BOLLARD PULL:
ANDREW S.
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2019
ASD TRACTOR
6008
75.6 TONS
BECKY S.
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2015
ASD TRACTOR
4480
58.3 TONS
CECILIA B. SLATTEN
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
1999
ASD TRACTOR
4300
56.6 TONS
CAPT. JOSEPH BISSO
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2022
ASD TRACTOR
6008
76.2 TONS
LIZ HEALY
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER: BOLLARD PULL:
2017
ASD TRACTOR
4480
57.6 TONS
MICHAEL S.
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2009
ASD TRACTOR
4000
56.7 TONS
MR. RUBEN
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER: BOLLARD PULL:
2016
ASD TRACTOR
4480
58.9 TONS
WILLIAM S.
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
BOLLARD PULL:
2012
ASD TRACTOR
4000
54.5 TONS
ALLISON S.
YEAR BUILT:
PROPULSION:
BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
1994
TWIN-SCREW
4000