New player on the Lakes introduces 10,800-hp tug-barge

摘要

Donjon Marine, a New Jersey-based towing and salvage company with global reach has introduced a 10,800-hp tugboat, newly-built on the Great Lakes, to be matched with a 740-foot self-unloading bulk cargo barge. The new tug, Ken Booths Sr., was constructed at the recently-reactivated shipyard in Erie, Penn. The shipyard, described as the largest on the Great Lakes, is owned by Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and leased to a newly-formed 50-50 partnership of Donjon Marine and Seacor Holdings of Florida. The barge, to be named Seajon ATB, is still under construction at the 300,000-square-foot shipyard, and is expected to be in service for the 2012 navigation season.