Moezelborg - Monday afternoon Oct. 10 stern view loading at the dock
Moezelborg - Wide view at the dock on Tuesday Oct. 11
Moezelborg - Bow-view from dockside
Moezelborg - A dockworker hooks up the special loading rig to a "bale" of pulp
Moezelborg - The crane lifts the bale off the truck
Moezelborg - Slightly overhead view from the hill at the east end of the KKIL property as 2 cranes lift bales aboard the ship
Moezelborg - Bow-view close-up from the hill
Moezelborg - A view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge as the loading continues
Moezelborg - Midafternoon finds a crewmember aboard the ship tightening down the hatches
Moezelborg - Around 3 p.m. the ship makes its first attempt to depart
Moezelborg - Shortly before 6 p.m., the tug, Jimmy L, is warming up its engines to assist the ship (if necessary)
Moezelborg - The ship decides to try one more time on its own to get away from the dock, where it has been stuck since midafternoon
Moezelborg - Wide view of the ship as the sun sinks behind the clouds
Moezelborg - Dockside close-up as the bow comes off the dock
Moezelborg - The stern comes away a short time later
Moezelborg - After about 25 (total) minutes, the ship breaks free and departs the dock
Moezelborg - The ship is flanked by the Viking I (R) and William H. Donner (L) as it heads through the bridge
Moezelborg - Stern view heading through the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - The tug & barge back their way into KK Integrated Logistics on Oct. 12 (stern view)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Bow view as they bring the bow into the dock
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - A truck dumps a load of rock at the dock next to the vessel (The box on the truck is in the position when the rocks FIRST began to slide out of it!)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - A crewmember works on the grappel that will lift the smaller rocks (still several tons each!)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - A dockside crane and the crane aboard the vessel lift rocks aboard the vessel
Salt Pile - The huge pile is being leveled off by a bulldozer on Oct. 12
Salt Pile - The bulldozer pushes a pile of salt all the way to the opposite end of the pile
Donald C & Barge - Role reversal? Is the Donald C actually delivering rock to KK Integrated Logistics? NO!! The two loaders are actually cleaning out the rock left over from a previous load.
Loaders - The smaller loader drops rocks into the scoop of a front-end loader
Donald C - Bow view of the tug near the KK East Dock, as the Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted is still loading in the spot which will be taken over by the Donald C and one of its 2 barges once they are loaded.
Barge - One of the 2 barges (the other is up-river at the KK West Dock loading the larger rocks) at the KK East Dock awaiting a move to the loading area up-river
Zeus - The big tug at KK Integrated Logistics on Oct. 14 with just one barge (background) loaded with the large rocks
Zeus - Stern view of the tug
Rock moving - Wide view of the rock at the east end of the yard which is now being moved to the loading dock area
Rock moving - The Mantsinen crane and a front-end loader are involved in moving the rock
Rock moving - One of KK's large trucks is used to move the rocks
Rock moving - The front end loader grabs a load of rocks ...
Rock moving - ... and drops it into the truck ...
Rock moving - ... which then heads to the dock area where the smaller rocks are loaded onto barges and dumps it there
Busy Docks! - The Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted arrived at a busy KK Integrated Logistics on a very windy Oct. 16 to load the smaller rocks
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Close-up of the tug & barge loading
Zeus - At the far end of the docks is the tug with a barge loaded with the larger rocks waiting for the wind to die down
Donald C - The tug backs out from behind its barges to dock outside of them
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - The pair is surrounded by the Zeus and its barge, and the Donald C and its two barges loaded with the smaller rocks. All are waiting for the wind to die down.
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Close-up with the Donald C in the foreground; the Pere Marquette 41 departed Menominee sometime after 5 p.m. Sunday.
Arthur M. Anderson - Anchored out in the bay off Menominee Sunday night (because of the wind) after delivering a load of coal to Green Bay, WI
Zeus - With winds gusting at least as strong as Monday, the tug and barge heads out on Tuesday Oct. 17
Zeus - Heading toward Menominee North Pier Lighthouse with very strong offshore winds!
Zeus - Past the lighthouse
Zeus - Making a right hand turn to head to Sturgeon Bay and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal on their way to Lake Michigan
Manitowoc - After spending most of the year at Marinette Marine, the barge is back at KK Integrated Logistics on Oct. 21
Sjard - Arrived with a load of wind turbine towers for KK Integrated Logistics, but had to anchor off Menominee due to wind on Oct. 24
Sjard - Wide view out past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
KK Dock - Tug Gregory J. Busch and its barge loaded with large rocks at KK Integrated Logistics dock with the tugs Snohomish and Zeus astern
KK Dock - Close-up of the tugs Gregory J. Busch, Snohomish and Zeus (rafted outside the Snohomish)
Sjard - Selvick tug, Jimmy L, assists the ship into port around 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 25
Sjard - The vessels approach Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Sjard - Abreast of the lighthouse
Sjard - Between the lighthouse and the range light
Sjard - The Jimmy L leads the ship into the inner harbor with the tug Zeus in the background
Sjard - Bow/Broadside view of the ship with the Jimmy L leading
Sjard - Making the turn into the inner harbor
Zeus - A view through the open Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge at the tug and its two rock barges
Sjard - Heading through the bridge with the old carferry, Viking I, on the left and the craneship, William H. Donner on the right
Sjard - Almost through the bridge with the Viking I to the left
Rock Barge - Meanwhile, the Mantsinen crane was loading the smaller rocks onto one of the tug Donald C's barges ...
Mantsinen crane - ... When I noticed a big tire in the water, which had come loose as a buffer at the dock, and called over some of the dock workers, who then contacted the crane operator to come and retrieve it, as it was right in the area where the Sjard would dock
Sjard - The bridge closes as the ship is safely throught it (tug, Zeus, in background)
Mantsinen crane - The crane grabs hold of the floating tire and lifts it ashore, out of harm's way
Sjard - The Jimmy L leads the ship stern-first up-river toward the KK Integrated Logistics' East Dock
Jimmy L - The tug prepares to drop the stern line to the ship
Sjard - Continues to back in toward the dock
Sjard - Bow-view close-up approaching the dock (the Jimmy L is out of sight, but pushing the stern in toward the dock while the ship's bow-thruster moves the bow toward the dock)
Sjard - Bow-view of the ship as the Mantsinen crane is back at work loading rocks onto a barge
Sjard - Bow-view as dock workers take the first mooring line from the ship
Sjard - Broadside view at the dock (with more mooring lines securing the ship to the dock)
Sjard - Dock workers secure another line to a bollard on the dock
Sjard - A view from behind the rock barge as the Mantsinen crane continues to load it (Sjard in background)
Donald C - The Jimmy L passes the docked tug heading up-river to turn around
Donald C - Bow/broadside view of one of the three tugs in port (Zeus and Gregory J. Busch being the other two, both of which have been here waiting for the winds to die down ... AGAIN!!)
Rock truck - A hopper-style truck dumps a load of the smaller rock (still several tons each!) near where the barge is being loaded
Donald C - Stern-view of the tug with KK Integrated Logistics' barge, Manitowoc, nearby (not one of the barges loading rock)
Busy dock - (R to L) Sjard, rock barge, Donald C, Manitowoc (barge), rock barge, and Gregory J. Busch with a loaded barge
Busy dock - (R to L) Rock barge, Donald C, Manitowoc (barge), and Gregory J. Busch rafted outside the tug, Snohomish
Busy dock - A closer look at the vessels in the previous photo
Sjard - Bow-view close-up from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Zeus - Docked at Marinette Fuel & Dock with two loaded barges (tug, Jimmy L {in background}, heads back to Sturgeon Bay)
Zeus - Dockside view at Marinette Fuel & Dock (The tug and its two barges moved over to Marinette Fuel & Dock around 3 a.m.; probably to make room for the Sjard, as KK Integrated Logistics dock were all filled nearly to capacity with tugs and barges mere hours before the Sjard headed in from the bay)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - A bright, nighttime photo of the tug and barge at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Nov. 7
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - The same photo of the vessel unloading pig iron with a little less light (and a lot "cleaner")
Donald C and Zeus - 2 Tugs (Zeus is the taller of the 2) docked due to wind (AGAIN!) at KK Integrated Logistics each with 2 loaded rock barges ahead of them before midnight on Nov. 7
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - After unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock last night, the vessel moved over to KK Integrated Logistics to load rock around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 8)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Dockside close-up of the tug & barge
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - The dockside crane and the vessel's own crane load the vessel with the smaller rocks (still several tons each!)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Nov. 15
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Bow-view close-up
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Stern view from the lighthouse pier (the vessel would head up-river to KK Integrated Logistics to load rocks later that afternoon)
Donald C - One of the tug's barges loaded with the larger rocks on Nov. 15
Donald C - A crewmember checks the depth of that barge with a tape measure (the barge has load lines" (usually) painted in one foot intervals; but with the barge tight against the dock, those lines evidently could not be seen)
Donald C - An empty barge waits its turn to be loaded (with the Pere Marquette getting ready to head to KK Integrated Logistics, this barge is far enough down-river to make room for that vessel)
Donald C - Stern view of the tug at the dock
Donald C - Bow-view of the tug with the old carferry, Viking I, in the background
Donald C - A look at the opposite end of the empty barge
Gregory J. Busch & barge - The tug & barge have been in port for the past few days waiting for the wind to die down (shown here on Nov. 19)
Nickelena - The tug and its barge arrived in the wee hours of Nov. 19 to load the smaller rock at KK Integrated Logistics
Barge BMI 192 - A closer look at the barge pushed by the Nickelena
2 Tugs - Bow-view of the Nickelena butted stern-to-stern with the Donald C, which has been in port for the past 4 days waiting on wind (nothing new here!)
Barge BMI 192 - Stern view of the Nickelena's barge, which is nearly loaded with the smaller rock (still several tons each!)
Dock - A view down the dock shows the Donald C and its 2 loaded barges, Nickelena and its nearly loaded barge, and in the distance the Gregory J. Busch with its barge loaded with the larger rocks (up to 20 tons each)
Donald C - Bow-view of the tug and a stern-view of the tug, Nickelena
Sedna Desgagnes - Tugs, Jacqueline Nicole (bow) and Jimmy L, assist the ship, which is carrying a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock, in turning around out in the bay before leading them into port on Nov. 21
Sedna Desgagnes - The trio approach Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Sedna Desgagnes - Straightening out the ship as they near the lighthouse
Sedna Desgagnes - Ship and tugs inside the piers
Sedna Desgagnes - The trio is framed by Menominee North Pier Lighthouse and the marker on Government Pier in Marinette
Sedna Desgagnes - Close-up as the vesels head up the Menominee River between the piers
Sedna Desgagnes - Stern-view close-up of the ship, which is on its first-ever trip to our port
Sedna Desgagnes - Bow-view of the tugs and ship (rather washed out due to the sun; I'll get some better bow shots tommorow morning)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived a couple hours after the Sedna Desgagnes also carrying pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock (shown here around 11 PM)
Sedna Desgagnes - Nose-to-nose with the Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Sedna Desgagnes - Stern-view close-up from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Sedna Desgagnes - Close-up from a slightly different vantage point
Sedna Desgagnes - One more look at both vessels
Sedna Desgagnes - Bow view from the lighthouse pier on Nov. 22
Sedna Desgagnes - Wide view at Marinette Fuel & Dock being unloaded by the craneship, William H. Donner
Sedna Desgagnes - Stern/broadside close-up view unloading on Tuesday
Zelada Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock on the evening of Nov. 30 with a load of pig iron (bow-view shown here on a dark, drizzly Dec. 1)
Zelada Desgagnes - Wide angle view from the lighthouse pier
Zelada Desgagnes - Stern-view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Metsaborg - Arrived at KK Integrated Logistics on Dec. 1 to pick up a load of pulp (stern-view from the bridge)
Metsaborg - Beginning to turn around in the turning basin near the old Ansul property
Metsaborg - Stern coming around ...
Metsaborg - ... about halfway around (full stern view) ...
Metsaborg - ... halfway around ...
Metsaborg - ... still turning ...
Metsaborg - ... turned around and heading back down-river to KK Integrated Logistics
Metsaborg - Bow-view heading in toward the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Metsaborg - Stern-view as lines are about to be thrown ashore from the ship
Metsaborg - Stern-view tied up and ready to start loading
Donald C's barge - The tug arrived at KK Integrated Logistics early morning on Dec. 1 with just 1 barge; after dropping this one off, they headed back out to pick up another barge. This may be due to the fact that one of their barges broke free from the tug on Nov. 25 in rough weather off Sheboygan, WI. The barge grounded, and was later freed.
Barge - Close-up of the barge being loaded with the large rocks
Metsaborg - Bow-view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge on a blue-sky Dec. 2
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock around 1 a.m. on Dec. 2 with another load of pig iron (photo later that afternoon)
Metsaborg - After spending last night out in the bay of Green Bay dumping their ballast water, the ship re-entered port on Dec. 3, only to be held at the dock at KK Integrated Logistics unable to load because of rain
Metsaborg - Broadside view - notice that all of the hatch covers are in place aboard the ship - when loading pulp, moisture in the holds of the ship must be kept to a bare minimum; preferably there will be no moisture. Once the rain lets up, loading can begin again.
Mckee Sons/Invincible - Arrived Menominee Paper Company around 6 PM on Dec. 4 with a load of coal
Mckee Sons/Invincible - Close-up of the ship
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock about an hour after the McKee Sons
Both vessels - Wide view of the lower harbor with McKee Sons and Pere Marquette 41 at their docks
Metsaborg - Just before noon on Monday (Dec. 5) the ship prepares to depart moving its stern away from the dock
Metsaborg - The bow comes off the dock, note that there is still a line ashore from the bow
Metsaborg - Once the ship is safely away from the dock that line is slackened ...
Metsaborg - ... so that a dock worker can release the line ...
Metsaborg - ... the line is then winched back onto the ship
Metsaborg - Stern view as the ship heads for the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge and out to the bay
Donald C - Meanwhile, the tug and its two barges loaded with rock wait at the KK Integrated Logistics dock held in port by ... you guessed it ... wind. This has been a recurring problem for the past couple months for the tugs; however, the larger tug, Zeus, and two empty barges was able to enter port and arrive at the dock to load more rock late that afternoon after a "bumpy" trip.
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with another load of pig iron on Dec. 8; note the ice beginning to form in the river
Gregory J. Busch - After dropping off some sort of containers, the tug & its barge head to the turning basin
Donald C - The tug maneuvers its barge into the KK West Dock to load the larger rocks
Donald C - Nudges the barge into the dock
Zeus - Down at the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock, the tug waits with 2 loaded barges for ... wind!!!
Barges - A look at the 2 loaded barges with the tug, Zeus, behind them
Donald C & Gregory J. Busch - The Donald C heads down-river to dock while the Busch continues to turn around (there was a fair bit of ice up there)
Donald C - Bow-view showing that the tug took some freezing spray on its way up Lake Michigan and into the bay
Gregory J. Busch - After over a half hour battle to get turned around, the tug & barge head in to dock behind the old railroad carfloat, Manitowoc
Gregory J. Busch - Wide view heading in to the dock where they will load rock
Zeus - Broadside view of the big tug
3 Tugs - (front to back) Donald C, Zeus and Gregory J. Busch with their barges still waiting for the wind to die down so they can depart
Dock - (front to back) Rock barges, Zeus, Gregory J. Busch, and Manitowoc
Pere Marquette 41/Unduanted - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock around 4 a.m. on Dec. 11 with more pig iron (photo later that day)
BBC Ems - Heading toward the lighthouse on a rainy, dreary Dec. 12 with a load of wind turbine towers for KK Integrated Logistics
BBC Ems - Close-up being towed stern-first past the lighthouse by the Selvick tug, Jimmy L
BBC Ems - In between Menominee North Pier Lighthouse and Government Pier in Marinette
BBC Ems - Stern port-side close-up view of the ship
BBC Ems - Bow port-side close-up
BBC Ems - Full broadside view from the boat launch near the lighthouse
BBC Ems - The tug, Jimmy L, leads the ship stern-first into the inner harbor
BBC Ems - A view of the ship from KK Integrated Logistics as it heads through the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
BBC Ems - Wide view as the tug and ship head up the Menominee River (Viking I in background)
BBC Ems - Close-up as the Jimmy L leads the ship in toward the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
BBC Ems - Stern-view close-up of the ship with the Jimmy L leading it up-river
Jimmy L - The tug has disengaged from the ship's stern and now heads back down-river to help push the ship in to its dock
BBC Ems - Jimmy L pushes against the starboard-side stern to move the ship into position at the dock
Gregory J. Busch - The tug with its barge loaded with rocks is still in port waiting for the weather to break
Donald C - Still in port (since Dec. 14) on Dec. 16 with one barge loaded with rock
BBC Ems - The ship is still in port on Dec. 15 getting things stowed away for tomorrow's departure
BBC Ems - A bundle of supports is hoisted aboard ahead of the pilothouse
BBC Ems - A cable is tossed down from the stack of supports
BBC Ems - The tug Jimmy L is on hand to assist the ship out of port on Dec. 16
BBC Ems - A dock worker tosses off a mooring line as the ship is ready to depart
BBC Ems - Another mooring line is tossed aboard the tug, Jimmy L, who will assist the ship away from the dock
BBC Ems - The ship is away from the dock (stern view)
BBC Ems - The Jimmy L hauls the stern off the dock
BBC Ems - Stern-view close-up of the ship heading toward the open Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
BBC Ems - Bow-view of the ship heading down-river with the Jimmy L following
BBC Ems - Stern-view as the 2 vessels approach the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
BBC Ems - Stern-view close-up halfway through the bridge
BBC Ems - Bow-view coming out of the inner harbor
BBC Ems - (L to R) BBC Naples (waiting to come into port), Menominee North Pier Lighthouse, BBC Ems and Jimmy L
BBC Ems - Another view of the same vessels with the BBC Ems past the lighthouse
BBC Ems - The BBC Naples moves in behind the BBC Ems preparing to turn around so the Jimmy L can assist it into port stern-first
BBC Ems - Jimmy L surrounded by the BBC Ems and BBC Naples
BBC Naples - Close-up of the Jimmy L leading the ship into port out past the lighthouse
BBC Naples - The tug and ship approach Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
BBC Naples - Stern-first close-up of the ship inside the lighthouse pier
BBC Naples - Close-up of the Jimmy L leading the ship into port with Government Pier in the background
BBC Naples - Stern-view close-up of the ship
BBC Naples - Broadside view of the Jimmy L and the ship
BBC Naples - Bow-view of the ship with the Jimmy L in the background in the inner harbor
BBC Naples - Bow-view close-up in the inner harbor
BBC Naples - Jimmy L leads the ship stern-first through the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge (from KK Integrated Logistics dock)
BBC Naples - Bow-view close-up off the KK dock
BBC Naples - Wide view with the Donald C and its loaded rock barge in background
BBC Naples - Jimmy L nudges the stern of the ship toward the dock
BBC Naples - At the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock with some of the specialty tanks that they will be loading
BBC Naples - Stern-view at the dock as the Jimmy L finishes nudging the ship in to the dock
Tanks - Three huge tank-like containers on the dock on Dec. 10 awaiting the BBC Naples
Tanks - A crane moves one of the large tank-like containers on Dec. 15
Tanks - Another look at the three large containers
Tanks - Wide view of the 3 container-like tanks with the BBC Ems in the background on Dec. 15
Tanks - More traditional cylindrical tanks waiting on trucks on Dec. 15
Tanks - Close-up of 2 of the large container-like tanks
Tanks - A different look at the loaded trucks waiting to deliver their loads dockside
Donald C - Out in the bay with its rock barge on a long tether after departing KK Integrated Logistics on the afternoon of Dec. 16
BBC Naples Loads Specialty Tanks On Dec. 16
After arriving mid-morning on Dec. 16, the BBC Naples wasted little time before they began loading. First to be loaded were massive rectangular shaped tank-type containers. The tanks are manufactured by ECC Corrosion, Inc. in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. The three largest tanks were brought in here aboard a barge pushed by the Gregory J. Busch on Dec. 10. These tanks were to be loaded first, then other smaller cylindrical tanks will follow.
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BBC Naples - A view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge on Sunday Dec. 18 as loading winds down
Marinette Fuel & Dock - A view of the dock from the bridge; all the piles (pig iron, salt, limestone, and more) seem nicely filled
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with more pig iron on the night of Dec. 19
Rock barge - This barge was dropped off by the tug Zeus, which then departed, on Dec. 21 ; it is shown here at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock, loaded, on Dec. 22
Gregory J. Busch - Stern view of the tug which arrived at KK Integrated Logistics to pick up a load of rocks on Dec. 22
Front-end loader - Bringing a load of the smaller rocks (still several tons each), to the dock where the Busch's barge is waiting
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Bow view after backing through the Ogden Street Bridge on the night of Dec. 22 heading for KK Integrated Logistics to pick up a load of rock (the photo is a little dark, as I didn't have my normal nighttime camera (Olympus C-768) with me)
Gregory J. Busch - On Dec. 24, the tug and its barge loaded with rocks is still at KK Integrated Logistics (tug, Snohomish) in background). Earlier this morning, the tug, Nickelena, brought in an empty (rock) barge, and then took the barge loaded with rocks in tow that the tug, Zeus, had dropped off earlier in the week.
Gregory J. Busch - Close-up of the tug
2 Tugs - The tug, Zeus, arrived at KK Integrated Logistics around noon on Dec. 29. They proceeded to break a track in the ice all the way up to the KK West Dock (tug, Gregory Busch, turning around with its loaded barge in the background happy to finally get out of here after waiting a week due to high winds (again))
Zeus - Heading back down the Menominee River after breaking the track
Gregory J. Busch - Still attempting to turn its barge in a field of ice
Zeus - The tug had just tied up when they were called to assist the Gregory J. Busch
2 Tugs - The Zeus (on the bow) pushes the bow of the barge around while the Gregory J. Busch is at its normal place on the stern
Gregory J. Busch - Close-up of the tug at the stern of the barge
Zeus - The tug continues to push the bow of the Busch's barge around
2 Tugs - Both tugs work well together to get the barge turned through the ice
2 Tugs - The tugs get the barge coming around nicely
Gregory J. Busch - Heads down the river pushing its barge while the tug Zeus follows after a job well done!!
Gregory J. Busch - Broadside view of the tug and its barge loaded with the large rocks for a Chicago marina project
2 Tugs - The Gregory J. Busch and its barge head for the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge while the Zeus heads back to its dock before departing with one loaded rock barge. It appears as if the one remaining barge should hold all of the large rocks still on the dock at KK Integrated Logistics. All that remains to be seen is which tug will come to pick up that barge, and when.
Wind turbine tower - Elsewhere on the KK Integrated Logistics property, a truck prepares to pull out with a tower section along with its escorts on Dec. 29
Rock Barge - The final rock barge is now loaded on Dec. 31; all that remains is to see which tug comes to pick it up, and when. The area in front and in back of the crane was filled with the larger rocks just a week ago!
Rock Barge - Close-up of the loaded barge which should wrap up this marina project job with a total tonnage of well over 250,000 tons shipped from KK Integrated Logistics over the past 16 months!
Total Vessel Breakdown For 2011
31 - Commercial Vessels Delivering or Picking Up Goods (not including the Pere Marquette 41)
24 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted (sometimes delivering pig iron or picking up a load of rock, or both)
57 - Tugs & (Rock) Barges (not including the Pere Marquette 41)
5 - Misc. Vessel Visits
117 - Grand Total Vessel Visits
Well, that about wraps up this page for 2011. Even though the tug that comes to pick up the final rock barge will be here in 2012; if I get a photo of them, I will post it on this page. I would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!! UPDATE: The tug, Donald C, arrived on Jan. 6 to pick up the loaded rock barge. They departed KK Integrated Logistics at 5 a.m. on Jan. 7; but were back in port around mid-afternoon of the same day. Click Here to see the story and photos.
A new page: "2012 Menominee & Marinette Ships" is now up and running!
This new page begins with the first vessel arrival in 2012, the tug, Donald C.
I hope you have enjoyed this page being updated with (nearly) every vessel that entered Menominee & Marinette throughout the year.
Be sure to check out the aerial photos of the Chicago marina project on the new page!!
