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Coupeville, Wash., headquartered Marcon International,Inc has actually lately agented the sale of 2 U.S.-flag inland deck barges in between 2 UNITED STATE West Coast firms.
The 2 barges (OC 261 as well as OC 262) were constructed in 1981 as well as 1982 by Bergeron Industries of Braithwaite, La., for a Louisiana based firm. They became part of a team of 4 sis barges, as well as their initial solution was as ABDOMINAL MUSCLE Ocean Deck barges operating in the UNITED STATE Gulf oilfield, as well as for transportation of oilfield associated devices to West Africa.
They both action 250 feet x 72 feet x 15 feet deepness, as well as have a packed optimum 4,800 T DWT layout draft of 12 feet. They have level steel decks, as well as the consistent deck lots is fairly light by today’s criteria at 1,000 lb/sq. ft. They have 2 longitudinal as well as 6 transverse bulkheads, repaired pulling skegs aft as well as a lengthy bow as well as strict rake attended to a much faster towing rate on the West Africa transatlantic transports.
The barges sold the previous proprietor’s sea solution under ABDOMINAL MUSCLE Loadline, till they were all marketed in late 2007 to UNITED STATE West Coast purchasers took part in bridge building as well as retrofit in theSan Francisco Bay Area The barges have actually been operating in that solution as well as area for the previous 13 years till being lately marketed.
They will certainly currently go into devoted inland solution for the brand-new proprietor on the UNITED STATE West Coast, after being reconditioned as well as updated.
Marcon International records that it wrapped up 12 sales throughout the very first 4 months of the year– 6 vessels as well as 6 barges, consisting of 4 inland deck barges amounting to 26,400 dwt, 2 sea storage tank barges amounting to 232,911 bbl as well as 3 yanks amounting to 11,350 BHP. Sales of extra vessels as well as barges are pending. In 2019, Marcon wrapped up a total amount of 27 sales, tows as well as charters consisting of 6 deck as well as 4 storage tank barges, 13 yanks amounting to 58,060 BHP, one system supply vessel, one crewboat as well as 2 research study/ study vessels.
