A pusher, pusher craft, pusher boat, pusher tug, or towboat, is a boat designed for pushing barges or car floats. In the United States, the industries that use these vessels refer to them as towboats. These vessels are characterized by a square bow, a shallow draft, and typically have knees, which are large plates mounted to the bow for pushing barges of various heights. These boats usually operate on rivers and inland waterways. Multiple barges lashed together, or a boat and any barges lashed t

Cargo Pusher Boat on a River Transporting Cargo and Goods Along a River Bend

Cargo Pusher Boat on a River Transporting Cargo and Goods

Aerial video river pusher boat transporting barge with dry cargo in middle of summer river, Central Europe

Tow boat pushing hopper barge on Ohio river, top down close up of pusher boat

Cargo Pusher Boat on a River Transporting Cargo and Goods Past a Town