Donjon Marine Company’s New Build Articulated Tug, the Ken Boothe Sr, earned “Significant Boats in 2012” award at the 2011 International WorkBoat Show. It was recognized for its bruiser-type traditional Great Lakes tugs design and look – and the fact that it’s the first newbuild project for Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Donjon, according to WorkBoat.
The Ken Boothe, Sr. was completed last April by Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, LLC in Erie, Pennsylvania, for SEAJON, LLC; a partnership between Donjon and SEACOR Holdings Inc. The 10,700 Horsepower ATB works in conjunction with a 34,000-ton capacity self unloading bulk cargo barge named the Lakes Contender which will be completed in the early spring of 2012.
“ We are very pleased to receive this recognition at the WorkBoat Show for this state-of-the-art towing vessel and to share in the success with our partner SEACOR and the Great Lakes shipping community as a whole “ said J. Arnold Witte, President and CEO, Donjon Marine Co., Inc . “ Bringing jobs to the Western Pennsylvania region on the construction of this stately vessel, along with many other projects, makes Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair quite proud of its success ,” Witte continued.
Donjon Marine Co., Inc provides a broad spectrum of marine services, including dredging, marine salvage, heavy lift transport, tug/barge transportation, demolition, pollution control and remediation, shipbuilding and repair, as well as land-based metals recycling, demolition and landfill remediation/site management. Based in New York and New Jersey, Donjon and its affiliates maintain offices assets and personnel throughout the Northeast, with operations spanning the globe.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 11, 2011; Image: Donjon