THORNTON TOWING & TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Thornton Towing & Transportation is now offering barge service to our customers.  Our fleet of hopper barges are available for your bulk transport needs.  Rated for 1,000 tons, these "Cape Class" barges measure 146 x 38 x 17 and can provide economical and efficient transport.  We are now a one-stop provider of marine transportation services.

What We Do

General Harbor Towing

Barge Transportation

Dredge Support

Ship Assist

Marine Construction

Coastwise Towing

Barge Charters 

  OUR FLEET: 

"2000"

"2001"

Hopper barges

146' x 38 x 17.6'

1,000 ton capacity

NEW ARRIVAL!

"Gage Paul Thornton"

Rated for coastwise towing, she is powered by a 1,000 HP diesel and towing winch for offshore assignments.  

68' long x 20' x 7' 6" draft.

"Thornton Bros."

Built 1958 by Matton Shipyard, Cohoes, New York.  Originally named the "John E. Matton".

83' long x 27' beam x 9' draft

1600 Horsepower 16-567 EMD diesel engine.

"Edith Thornton"

Built in Camden, New Jersey in 1951 for the Reading Railroad as "Tamaqua."

She measures 104' x 27' x 12'.

 The tug was extensively rebuilt in 1998 and is powered with a 2100 horsepower EMD 16-645 diesel engine.

Tugs and barges are homeported in Mariner's Harbor, Staten Island, New York