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Moezelborg discharges propant …

December 4, 2011 · 4 comments

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moezelborg20111204_0010-1… loaded in Ust Luga, a relatively new Russian port, close to St. Petersburg. The Moezelborg arrived in Duluth at 1:57 am on Sunday morning, December 4, 2011.

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Justin December 4, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Does anyone know when it left Ust Luga?

Frank December 4, 2011 at 5:10 pm

I think it is actually spelled proppant.

That is a material that is injected into a well (usually for oil or natural gas) that helps keep the “fractures” in the surrounding rock open so the material can flow faster out of the rock into the well. This is usually a hard type of sand , or more recently a type of ceramic. The ceramic is good because it is very light, but still is very strong. This material is also very inportant when they do hydrofracing – or use water pressure to create new fractures to draw more material out of a well that has dropped in production. i would have to assume this material is headed for the oil fields in central Canada.

Frank

nick December 4, 2011 at 4:59 pm

very cool ken! never seen a ship like her. thanks!

George Cool December 4, 2011 at 4:55 pm

What is propant? What is it used for? Appreciate anything you can tell me about this cargo?

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