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A self-propelled dry bulk barge carrying crushed stone near Wuhan, 18 June 2006 The towboat, Donna York, pushing coal up the Ohio River.The tow had just exited the Louisville and Portland Canal at Louisville, Kentucky, 17 May 2009 An empty coal barge showing cargo bay smaller than hull along the Weser River in Bremen, May 2005 15 long coal barges on the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh, 28 ...
US Navy Water Barge, YW-59, launched August 29, 1941, in Norfolk Naval Shipyard, later stationed in Naval Base Trinidad [1] The Type B ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II barges. Barges are very low cost to build, operate and move. Barges were needed to move large bulky cargo.
Kirby also owns and operates eight ocean-going barge and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through Kirby's diesel engine services segment, Kirby is an after-market service provider for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines, reduction gears, and ancillary products for marine and power generation ...
In-water cleaning, also known as in-water surface cleaning, is a collection of methods for removing unwanted material in-situ from the underwater surface of a structure.. This often refers to removing marine fouling growth from ship hulls, but also has applications on civil engineering structures, pipeline intakes and similar components which are impossible or inconvenient to remove from the ...
Determination of tonnage of cargo loaded on or discharged from ships or barges by immersion computation. Condition of cargo and packaging at point of origin and/or prior to being loaded, including stowage. Witness tank soundings of ships and barges, including the computation of the quantity of liquids in tanks.
The Mobro 4000 was a barge owned by MOBRO Marine, Inc. made infamous in 1987 for hauling the same load of trash along the east coast of North America from New York City to Belize and back until a way was found to dispose of the garbage. During this journey, local press often referred to the Mobro 4000 as the "Gar-barge". [1]
Bay Shipbuilding Company (BSC) is a shipyard and dry dock company in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.As of 2015, Bay Ships was a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group and produces articulated tug and barges, OPA-90 compliant double hull tank ships and offshore support vessels. [1]
Modern trash racks as used by hydroelectric plants can incorporate such advanced features as wedge-wire screens, the Coanda effect, and cleaning robots. In waterways with large amounts of floating debris, various permanently installed "trash rakes" may be required to reduce the labor required for regular cleaning. rotating rake cylinders