Product Description
Moving barges, pontoons, and other floating unpowered vessels around the UK’s inland waterway network can be a challenge. Our Narrow Beam Pusher Tugs are purpose-built to navigate canals and rivers, towing everything you need into position.
KEY FEATURES
20ft length
6’10” beam
Empty draft of 24” for shallow waters
Modular design, Hiab transportable
Optional welfare or tool storage setup
INFORMATION SHEETS
When space is limited and precision is essential, you need a manoeuvrable, reliable, and efficient tug that’s narrow enough to pass through locks and under bridges. These tugs do exactly that. Yet, they’re still powerful enough to tow pontoons, workboats, and other floating vessels wherever they’re needed.
Measuring 20ft in length with a 6ft 10” beam, they’re perfectly suited to tight spots. Plus, they can be configured with optional welfare facilities or tool storage depending on the task, making them ideal support vessels for longer-term works or isolated sites
Mobilisation is simple: load the canal tugboats onto a Hiab lorry and deliver it directly to any canal, river, or towpath access point. Then tow the required vessel to even the remotest sections of the inland waterway network.
Whether you need to push, tow, or assist on-site, the narrow-beam pusher tug is a compact, reliable solution.
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Transport Method
Delivered via Hiab lorry
Welfare
Optional onboard facilities
Draft
24” (empty)
Beam
6’10”
Length
20ft
LABEL
VALUE
Specifications
Frequently hired together
The Rothen Group provide a high quality, work boat rental service supplying an array of large and small work boats for narrow beam & wide beam waterways.
“The Rothen Group’s knowledge has ensured that potential issues were highlighted early, meaning projects run smoothly and on programme. They have a large fleet of plant and operators too, which reassures that the work will be completed safely and with due care.”
Martin Dean
JN Bentley
“The Rothen Group have worked with us and supplied marine, piling and fencing plant for many years. The team have excellent working knowledge of the UK canal system.”
Jim Walton
CPC Civils
“The works were completed to a high standard of quality both ahead of programme and in a safe manner. All parties were really pleased with how smooth the construction phase went.”
Andrew Smith
Mott MacDonald Bentley
“Your crew worked seamlessly to deliver both the headwall and gabion basket lifts safely and efficiently. Their approach to safety, teamwork, and communication made a real difference and helped keep everything on track.”
Adam De'Ath
Canal & River Trust
"The professionalism, communication and quality of the works delivered by The Rothen Group has been exceptional! From the project initiation phase to delivering the hard work on the ground they have been an outstanding contractor to work with."
Charles Hughes
Canal & River Trust
