Metal Tradesā first-ever tug is a nimble little boat that will deliver

Itās a little 850-hp pushboat with a big job. Itās also the first tug its shipyard has ever built.
Capt Cooper, under construction since December 2015 at Metal Trades Inc., soon will serve North Carolinaās Bald Head Island as a vital link for supplies residents need in their daily lives. The existing boatās crew is eager for the safer and more reliable replacement they will use to navigate the 4 nm across the Cape Fear River.