by import | March 24, 2021 | Import Vessels
Defiance was constructed in 1982 as the ocean-going tugboat April T. Beker for Beker Industries’ subsidiary Beker Transportation. The tug and her paired barge were built under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. The tug was paired with the...
by import | March 24, 2021 | Import Vessels
R. W. Sesler was constructed in 1979 as an articulated push tug by Atlantic Marine in Fort George Island, Florida. Sesler is 100′ long, 35′ wide, and 22′ 06″ deep, propelled by a pair of GM EMD 16-645-E7B diesel engines producing 5,750 BHP. She...
by import | March 24, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Brian Ferguson Throughout the history of shipping on the Great Lakes the trend for shipbuilding has been to build larger and more elaborate vessels. Each decade since the construction of the present Soo Locks Vessel Managers have stretched there respective...
by import | March 24, 2021 | Import Vessels
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 launched April 16, 1928 as...
by import | March 24, 2021 | Import Vessels
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 show the ownership...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
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 barge John J. Carrick. The tug was...
