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COVE POINT
Pictured as: the Cove Point (Kirby Corporation) Photo by: Birk Thomas

Built in 2005, by Hope Services Incorporated of DuLac, Louisiana (hull #152) as the Cove Point for Higman Barge Lines Incorporated of Houston, Texas.

In 2018, Higman Barge Lines Incorporated was acquired by the Kirby Corporation of Channelview, Texas. Where the tug retained her name.

She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 2,000 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: COVE POINT
  • USCG Doc. No.: 11682450
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
  • Call Sign: WDC4554
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 152
  • Ship Builder: Hope Services, Inc.
  • Year Built: 2005
  • Length: 72
  • Hailing Port: HOUSTON, TX.
  • Hull Depth: 10
  • Hull Breadth: 30
  • Gross Tonnage: 144
  • Net Tonnage: 115
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    HOPE SERVICES INC, MARYLAND MARINE INC, HIGMAN BARGE LINES INC