Pictures of the arrival and departure here:
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About the Visit:
This was their 1st visit to Duluth for the season!
Arriving April 07,2024 at 07:05 with cargo holds full of Dolomite for Hallett 5. They arrived at Hallett at 08:05 and began discharging. They finished discharging at 17:48 and departed Hallett 5. They pulled out of Duluth at 18:55 light, heading to Marquette MI for their next adventure.



Vessel Type: ATB (Articulated Tug Barge)
Class: Bulk Carrier
Manager: Grand River Nav.
Pier Arrival: 10/21/2021 4:33:00 PM
CN Dock Arrival: 10/21/2021 5:28:00 PM Loading Iron Ore.
CN Dock Departure: 10/22/2021 1:42:00 AM
Pier Departure: 10/22/2021 2:39:00 AM
Delivering cargo to Sault Ste Marie.

ABOUT THE BARGE MAUMEE AND TUG VICTORY (from randlog.com)

Rand Logistics, Inc. acquired the barge Maumee (formerly the James L. Kuber) and tug Victory in February 2011. 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. In 2008, the vessel completed a conversion to a new
articulated self-unloading notched barge.
The tug was built in 1981 by McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana. In 2008, the pusher tug underwent
modifications including addition of two staterooms and conversation to a Hydracon connector system for pairing with the
barge James L Kuber (now the Maumee) as an Articulated Tug and Barge with a combined length of 815 feet.
Cargo carried on the Maumee includes grain, stone, iron ore, coal, and other bulk commodities.

LENGTH (Tug and Barge) 815’02”
BEAM 70’00”
DEPTH 36’00”
CAPACITY 25,500 tons
CUBIC CAPACITY 784,395
UNLOADING BOOM LENGTH 260’00”
UNLOAD RATE 5,000 NT/HR
AVERAGE CREW ON BOARD 13
MIDSUMMER DRAFT 22’03”
OPERATING SPEED 10.5 knots


Barge Previous Names:

Reserve: 1953 – 2008
James L. Kuber: 2008 – March 2019
Maumee: March 2019 - present
Tug Previous Names:
Victory: 1981 – present