by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Jerry Petill The steamer Philip R. Clarke was the first of three AAA class vessels built for the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in the early 1950s. The vessel namesake is Mr. Philip Ream Clarke. Mr. Clarke was a lifelong banker and served on the Board of Directors of...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Presque Isle was constructed as a self-unloading integrated tug/barge unit for Litton Great Lakes Corporation. The tug/barge unit was intended to operate as part of Litton’s Wilson Transit Company, but Litton sold Wilson before the barge was completed. The tugboat was...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Presque Isle was constructed as a self-unloading integrated tug/barge unit for Litton Great Lakes Corporation. The tug/barge unit was intended to operate as part of Litton’s Wilson Transit Company, but Litton sold Wilson before...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Acadia Desgagnes was constructed in 2013 by Shandong Baibuting Shipbuilding Co. of Shandong, China, as the general cargo vessel Montelema. She is 393′ 00″ long, 59′ 09″ wide, and 34′ 05″ deep, capable of carrying 7,875 tons, and...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Argentia Desgagnes was constructed in 2007 by Ustaoglu Shipyard of Zonguldak, Turkey as Ofmar. She is 391′ 09″ long, 60′ 04″ wide, and 32′ 10″ deep, capable of carrying 6,369 tons, and equipped with a pair of 35 metric ton deck...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Claude A. Desgagnes was added to the fleet in July 2012. It had been built by Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co. Ltd., at Taizhou, China in 2011 and first sailed as Elsborg under Panamanian registry. The 454′ 5″ long by 68′ 11″ wide cargo...
