USA: Donjon Marine Increases Its Fleet with New 2400-HP-Class Tug Caitlin Ann

Donjon Marine increased its fleet by adding the 2400-HP-class tug Caitlin Ann to support the company’s dredging, marine salvage, bulk material transportation and marine demolition services, according to a press release. Donjon Marine Co., Inc. offers the marine community full-service solutions to meet your every need in the field of marine salvage, dredging, material recycling and related services.

The addition of the Caitlin Ann increases the Donjon towboat fleet to 14 total vessels ranging from 1200 to 7000 horsepower. In addition, Donjon also owns and operates five derrick barges with a maximum capacity of 1,000 tons, more than 40 deck and hopper barges, 3-4000-cubic yard split hull dump barges and numerous small vessels, floats and related marine craft.

“The addition of the Caitlin Ann allows Donjon’s Marine Transportation Division to add even more flexibility to its ever-growing and diverse operational needs,” said Steven G. Newes, Donjon’s senior vice president of marine transportation.

With the creation of Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, LLC, latest addition to the family of services, Donjon controls the largest shipyard of its kind on the Great Lakes, utilizing years of experience and knowledge to meet the needs of an ever-growing industry to provide shipbuilding, dry-docking, ship repair, barge construction, vessel conversion, repowering, maintenance, steel fabrication, steel assembly, and other related services through the Great Lakes region and beyond.

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Source: donjon, August 10, 2011;