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...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The tug Everlast was purchased by McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd. in November 1999 for joint operation by McAsphalt Industries Ltd. and ULS Corp. The ship arrived at Port Weller Dry Docks on June 8, 2000, and was laid up pending the arrival of the barge Norman...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
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...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The black-oil tanker barge Norman McLeod was built at Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, in 2001. The 377-foot, 3-inch long vessel is owned by McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd. Together with the usual tug Everlast, the pair measures 500 feet long by 71 feet, 6...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The former saltwater cargo vessel Spavalda was acquired by McKeil Marine in late 2015. The vessel, built in 2007 at Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl, Netherlands, was renamed to honor company founder Evans McKeil in time to begin trading in 2016. Evans Spirit is a...
