by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading barge Erie Trader was completed at the Donjon yard in April 2012. She is mated with the articulated tug Clyde S. Van Enkevort, which was completed in February 2011 at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair LLC in Erie, Pa. Both are owned and operated by Van...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The barge Sarah Spencer started its Great Lakes career as the powered steamer Adam E. Cornelius. It was built at Manitowoc, WI, as hull #424 in 1959, and was named for one of the two founding members of the American Steamship Co. who died in 1953. In 1989, she was...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The M/V Canadian Empress is a small cruise ship built at Algan Shipyards, Gananoque, Que., in 1981 for the St. Lawrence Cruise Lines, Kingston, Ont. Her route is generally confined to the waters between Kingston and Quebec City, Que., including the 1,000 Islands and...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The barge Tecumseh II was built as Hull 1045 by the Bergeron Machine Shop of St. Bernard, LA. The vessel joined Marinac Inc. as U-727 in 1975. The 180 foot long by 54 foot wide by 12 foot deep barge was sold to the Lower Lakes Towing Company and registered at Port...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
W. I. Scott Purvis was built by Marine Industries Ltd. at Sorel, QC, and entered service as Orient Bay (C171703) in 1938. The 96 foot long by 26 foot wide by 10 foot deep tug was powered by two Sulzer diesel engines Model 5ASL25/30. They were five-cylinder engines and...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The tug W. J. Isaac Purvis (C318726) was built by the McNamara Construction Company at Whitby, ON., in 1962. It was christened Angus M. and measured 72 feet long by 19 feet wide by 12 feet deep. The 71 gross, 34 net ton tug was powered by a Cummins engine of 450 brake...
