GLS Takes Delivery of Tug Seaway Trident
The Seaway Trident was built at the Washburn & Doughty shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, and is based on Glosten’s HT-60 concept tugboat. Glosten adapted the design for the GLS, which needed an agile tug that could navigate the icy conditions of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Seaway Trident will perform construction work, routine maintenance of aids to navigation and ice management in and around lock chambers.
At 60 feet in length, the tug was built to maneuver inside lock chambers, with a wide 28-foot beam to improve performance in ice and enhance stability for deck crane operations. The Seaway Trident is powered by a pair of Caterpillar C18 diesel engines and includes an ABS Ice Class C0 hull, a Markey Machinery headline winch and a fully foldable Heila Marine deck crane.
Seaway Trident completed sea trials earlier this year and has already started maintenance operations on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Stelco Layoffs to Affect 350 Workers at Hamilton Works
Stelco is expected to idle its cold-rolled and coated finishing operations at Hamilton Works beginning Oct. 9, resulting in layoffs affecting about 350 unionized workers in Hamilton and up to 500... Read More
New Lock at the Soo Reaches Construction Milestone
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) New Lock at the Soo project has reached the 50% completion milestone, with construction continuing on the second Poe-sized lock at the Soo... Read More