by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The tanker barge PML 2501 was built as Hull 36 by the Cenac Shipyard Division of the Cenac Towing Co. Ltd., in Houma, LA. The 302′ long by 52′ wide by 17′ deep vessel was completed as CTCO 2505 in 1980 and became part of the Cenac Towing Company...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The 4,285 gross ton deck cargo barge PML 9000 (C822480) joined Purvis Marine Ltd. in 2000. It arrived at Sault Ste. Marie, ON, from Jacksonville, FL, on May 19, 2000, pushed by the Anglian Lady. The vessel was constructed by Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding Division, at...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The Purvis Marine barge PML Ironmaster (C834135) arrived at Sault Ste. Marie, ON, under tow of the tug Reliance in December 2009 and began Great Lakes service the following year. The vessel had been built by Yarrows Ltd., Vancouver, BC, in 1962 as Seaspan 241 and...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The powerful, ice-strengthened tug Reliance was purchased by Purvis Marine in 2001. The vessel was built by Harlo Verkstad at Ulsteinvik, Norway, in 1974 and joined International Transport ontractors as Sinni. It was registered in the Netherlands Antilles and measured...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The tug Rocket is now over 100 years old. The 73′ by 16′ by 7′ vessel was built by the Buffalo Drydock Company of Buffalo, NY, and completed as a fish tug in 1901. The tug was owned by W. Tallman of Erie, PA, in 1915. It joined the Great Lakes Pulp...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
For many years the Ojibway was the smallest and least recognizable member of the USS Great Lakes Fleet. She also differed from her fleet mates because of instead of plying between ports the vessel stays in the St. Marys River home ported at the Soo Supply Warehouse as...
