March 8, 2023
Comparing Barge Transport with Road and Rail: Comparative Analysis
Discover the advantages of barge transportation over road and rail for efficiency, cost savings & environment. Learn how OpenTug can streamline your shipping.
OpenTug is the first digital shipping network built to connect freight with barges and terminals nationwide. Take logistics in a new direction with software for shippers, terminals, carriers, and ports.
Connecting Shippers to Tows, Barges, Transloads and Terminals.
Easily book and manage terminals, storage, barges or vessel capacity in a seamless digital suite.
OpenTug provides marine companies with a collaborative marketplace and sales suite to help the world connect with their capacity. Make new connections with a simplified booking process, helping you get quotes out faster and close more deals.
Learn MoreOpenTerminal provides Ports and Terminals with a digital sales and marketing interface to drive new business and improve customer service. Make new connections on our marketplace and streamline with your new branded sales platform.
Learn MorePrice complex jobs in minutes with OpenTug QuoteAI. Say goodbye to punching data into tedious excel sheets, calculating distances with charts, and estimating fuel burn. With OpenTug, operators can quote shipments instantly, enabling sales to handle more business while providing better service to customers.
OpenTug JobTrack captures, and analyzes vessel location data, to provide active reporting and automated position reports on a regular basis. Assets are continuously tracked throughout the day, to created summarized events based on miles made, time in transit, delayed, and more. You can share this report with customers, providing access to real-time status on every job.
We are organizing an inland shipping renaissance to move the world's goods efficiently.
Inland marine transportation is significantly cheaper than other traditional modes such as rail or trucking because of the lower use of fuel.
OpenTug's tools and workflows allow sales and customer service teams to improve operational efficiency, reduce errors, and move more cargo.
Barge transportation releases over 90% less carbon than overland alternatives. Shipping by barge is by far the most sustainable transportation mode at scale.
No matter the dimensions of your load, OpenTug has barge capacity specialized for Project cargo needs.
Learn MoreGrain, spud, and other bulk goods are being shipped across the US on OpenTug.
Learn MoreShip Breakbulk across waterways with OpenTug.
Learn MoreOpenTug makes coordinating Heavy Equipment hauling easy.
Learn MoreOpenTug takes the headache out of finding liquid bulk transport capacity for your petroleum products.
Learn MoreMove coal on America's waterways with OpenTug. Our providers are experts at hauling bulk product.
Learn MoreShip iron, steel, and other metals across the waterways with OpenTug.
Learn MoreLiquid and dry chemical shippers can find bulk marine capacity on OpenTug.
Learn MoreBy building the first booking platform to connect Shippers, Barge Operators, and Terminals online, we are propelling logistics into the future. Our mission is simple yet transformative: Increase the efficiency of freight transport by utilizing inland & coastal waterways.
Ready to join us on our journey?
OpenTug delivers the visibility and connectivity needed for shippers to fully utilize inland and coastal shipping.
March 8, 2023
Discover the advantages of barge transportation over road and rail for efficiency, cost savings & environment. Learn how OpenTug can streamline your shipping.
February 20, 2024
In this blog, we focus on both the similarities and distinctive aspects of ocean and inland transport.
February 5, 2024
Explore the future of the barge industry: growth potential, benefits, challenges, and digitization, including OpenTug's role in transforming shipping.