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 barge John J. Carrick.
The tug was built in 2009 at Penglai Bohai shipyard in China. It is 35.7m long with a beam of 13.5m and a depth of 8.0m. She is powered by two MaK 2500 hp engines.
The Leo A. McArthur/John J. Carrick are ice-strengthened and fully integrated with an Articouple mechanical linkage system. The articulated tug/barge (ATB) combination was specifically engineered and built for the transportation of asphalt and other high temperature black oil products. The barge can load a total capacity of 70,000bbls while requiring less than 6.7 meters of draft, making it one of the safest and most capable high heat ATBs in Canada.
Leo A. McArthur and John J. Carrick founded McAsphalt Industries Limited in 1970, purchased Miller Paving in 1977 and grew the Miller-McAsphalt Group into one of Canada’s largest road construction and asphalt supply companies. John J. Carrick passed away in 2004 and Leo A. McArthur in 2016.
Written by Skip Gillham
The barge John J. Carrick (C833236) was built by the Penglai Bohai Shipyard at Penglai, China. It was christened on July 8, 2008 and arrived Halifax, after a transpacific voyage, on Sept. 9, 2009. The trip to Canada, via the Panama Canal, covered 12,897 nautical miles. Enroute, the ship stopped at Garysville, LA, to load liquid asphalt for delivery to Dartmouth, NS.
The Leo A. McArthur/John J. Carrick are ice-strengthened and fully integrated with an Articouple mechanical linkage system. The articulated tug/barge (ATB) combination was specifically engineered and built for the transportation of asphalt and other high temperature black oil products. The barge can load a total capacity of 70,000bbls while requiring less than 6.7 meters of draft, making it one of the safest and most capable high heat ATBs in Canada.
The barge was named for the co-founder of McAsphalt and is operated by McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd., pushed by the tug Leo A. McArthur (ex. Victorious) from the same shipyard. The tug/barge combination had been operated as part of Upper Lakes Shipping until that company ceased operations.
Leo A. McArthur and John J. Carrick founded McAsphalt Industries Limited in 1970, purchased Miller Paving in 1977 and grew the Miller-McAsphalt Group into one of Canada’s largest road construction and asphalt supply companies. John J. Carrick passed away in 2004 and Leo A. McArthur in 2016.
Written by Skip Gillham
