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Welcome to JP Knight Group Ltd’s website

Established in 1892, JP Knight is the UK’s oldest tug and barge company. Our operations centres in Scotland and South America are supported by a head office in Chatham, England. More>>

Pioneers in safety

We were the World’s first tug and barge company to be fully certified to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention. More>>

Innovators in towage

Azimuthing stern drive (Z-peller) technology was introduced into Europe by JP Knight, revolutionizing towage techniques and bringing safer, faster ship handling. More>>

Specialists in marine transport

JP Knight has navigated 2.5 million nautical miles on South American rivers in the last fifteen years. More>>

 
Anthony Knight

JP Knight’s most recent addition to the harbour towage fleet is the 2008 KESTREL, an 86 tonne bollard pull Kawasaki Rexpeller tug of 5148 Kw and 36m LOA. Her illustrious forebears include the 1897 steam tug KESTREL “The Daddy of the Thames”.

Richard Knight
Managing Director