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Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: June 7, 2017, 9:13 am
by garbear
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: June 7, 2017, 8:37 am
by JohnH
The two tugs made the front page of the Duluth News Tribune. Go here to see the article.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/busine ... twin-ports
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: June 6, 2017, 2:41 pm
by JohnH
The Heritage tugs Taurus and Edward H, after a long journey from Maine, entered the Duluth entry about 1:30 PM today. The Taurus will be renamed Nels J, the Edward H was previously the Fort Point.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 30, 2017, 7:01 pm
by garbear
I see on AIS the Nels J. is East of the Apostle Islands heading East.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 30, 2017, 6:43 pm
by JohnH
The tug Nels J that Heritage Marine had was sold to Dean Marine & Excavating based in Mount Clemens, MI. It has been renamed Madison R, and left Superior, WI this morning. However the AIS still shows it as the Nels J as they have not updated the settings. This evening it was off the Apostle Islands.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 28, 2017, 1:02 pm
by Guest
JohnH wrote:The Taurus was also purchased by Heritage Marine and has been renamed Nels J. Heritage had a previous tug Nels J, which they have sold reportedly to a company in Detroit. They also sold their former Edward H to Marine Tech. in Duluth, and that tug is now the Jean C.
Heritage Marine is a tug company based in Duluth-Superior, and Two Harbors.
Who in Detroit bought the tug?
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 11:55 pm
by tugboathunter
That's some serious horsepower for Heritage. The Taurus is rated at 4,400 HP and has a z-drive unit on the bow. Can't think of any assist tug on the Great Lakes with that kind of power. The Fort Point is a more reasonable 2,000 HP.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 10:59 pm
by Guest
JohnH wrote:The Taurus was also purchased by Heritage Marine and has been renamed Nels J. Heritage had a previous tug Nels J, which they have sold reportedly to a company in Detroit. They also sold their former Edward H to Marine Tech. in Duluth, and that tug is now the Jean C.
Heritage Marine is a tug company based in Duluth-Superior, and Two Harbors.
Should be added Heritage Marine's headquarters are in Knife River,
MN.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 8:35 pm
by JohnH
The Taurus was also purchased by Heritage Marine and has been renamed Nels J. Heritage had a previous tug Nels J, which they have sold reportedly to a company in Detroit. They also sold their former Edward H to Marine Tech. in Duluth, and that tug is now the Jean C.
Heritage Marine is a tug company based in Duluth-Superior, and Two Harbors.
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 6:08 pm
by Guest
tugboathunter wrote:Heritage Marine has acquired two tugs from Fournier Towing of Belfast, Maine. The Fort Point is a former YTB similar to many others on the Great Lakes and has been renamed Edward H. It is being towed by the Taurus, a 1952-vintage Army tug that has yet to be renamed.
Here are the two tugs:
http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=2232
http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=993
Re: Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 5:54 pm
by Guest
Steinbrenner of the tug world.
Heritage Marine
Posted: May 27, 2017, 5:08 pm
by tugboathunter
Heritage Marine has acquired two tugs from Fournier Towing of Belfast, Maine. The Fort Point is a former YTB similar to many others on the Great Lakes and has been renamed Edward H. It is being towed by the Taurus, a 1952-vintage Army tug that has yet to be renamed.