The Potential for a Mega-Sized Tug-Barge on the Upper Great Lakes
Jul 2, 2023 · While the tugs push and navigate barges of 740-feet length across the Great Lakes, there may be prospects of sailing even larger tug-barges in the region while making minimal changes to the...
VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc.
VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc, (“VTB”) is a privately owned Jones Act / U.S. Flag marine transportation company providing bulk transportation of commodities to the mining, steel, construction, and agricultural industries throughout the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, and lower Mississippi River system.
The Great Lakes Towing Company » The Great Lakes Group
The Great Lakes Towing Company building our reputation for more than a century…tow by tow, barge by barge. The Great Lakes Towing Company, popularly called “The Towing Company,” operates the largest and most experienced U.S.-flag tugboat fleet.
Our Fleet — VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc.
Built In: 1979. Length Over All: 195 ft. Beam: 35 ft. Depth: 11 ft. Capacity: 1,435 (short ton) Photo by Sam Schambeau
About Us — VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc.
Founded in 1967, VTB continues to be an established leader in the Great Lakes marine logistics industry. As a family-owned company tracing its history of more than 50 years on the Great Lakes, VTB is a modern marine transportation business that …
The Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) is a US-flagged vessel and is operated by Rand’s subsidiary, Grand River Navigation. The barge was originally built as a straight deck bulker in 1953 by Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rougue, Michigan and received a 260-foot self-unloading system in 1982.
The Great Lakes as a Testing Area for Articulated Vessels
Oct 6, 2024 · Innovations in barge-tug coupling include large U-shaped indentations designed into the barge stern. Some versions of the transverse hinge allow for in-phase pitching of barge stern and tug...
The Great Lakes Group - Cleveland, OH
building our reputation for more than a century… job by job, boat by boat, barge by barge, and tow by tow. The Great Lakes Group is a full-service marine transportation organization made up of a “group” of diversified marine-related companies operating on the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Towing Company | Port of Monroe
The Great Lakes Towing Company operates the largest fleet of US-flagged tugboats on the Great Lakes. The Towing Company has an active tug stationed at the Port of Monroe, with the ability to bring in additional tugboats depending on the requirements of a job.
Advent of the tug-barge: Lake freighter yields to barge traffic ...
Oct 21, 2017 · The slow rise of the tug-barge on the Great Lakes really began with the story of the thousand-foot lake freighter. Acclaimed Great Lakes author and historian Frederick Stonehouse tells of...