by boatnerddemo | March 1, 2023 | NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers, Ltd.
NACC Argonaut Built in 2003 by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corp., Shimonoseki, Japan, as Arklow Wave, this vessel was converted to a cement carrier in 2017 and renamed NACC Toronto. Her name was changed to NACC Argonaut in 2018 prior to her entering service on the Great Lakes....
by boatnerddemo | March 1, 2023 | McAsphalt Marine Transportation, Ltd.
Leo A. McArthur / John J. Carrick The articulated tug Victorious was renamed Leo A. McArthur at a ceremony held in Windsor, ON, on Jan. 16, 2017. Leo A. McArthur was one of the two founding partners of the Miller-McAsphalt Group of Companies. She is mated to the tank...
by boatnerddemo | March 1, 2023 | McAsphalt Marine Transportation, Ltd.
Everlast / Norman McLeod The tug Everlast was purchased by McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd. in November 1999 for joint operation by McAsphalt Industries Ltd. and ULS Corp. The ship arrived at Port Weller Dry Docks on June 8, 2000, and was laid up pending the...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
Olive L. Moore / Menominee Originally designed and built with a low superstructure for passage beneath the bridges of the waterways in and around Chicago, this large tugboat was built in 1928 as hull # 241 by Manitowoc Ship Building Inc. of Manitowoc, WI. The tug was...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
Victory / Maumee The keel was laid for this articulated pusher tug at the McDermott Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, on February 21, 1981 as their hull # 259. The tug was launched April 21, 1981 and christened Victory for Texaco Marine Services, Port Arthur, TX. Records...
