The tug Victory was set to arrive earlier this morning, pushing the barge James L. Kuber in front of it. The barge was last here on July 13th, 2007 when it was the steamer Reserve. It left on the 14th and is now coming back as the barge James L. Kuber. Above it is seen coming into port two weeks earlier, on July 1st, when it was still the steamer Reserve. The power plant was taken out and the … [Read more...]
Reserve entering Duluth
July 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve arrived in Duluth on January 12, 2006 for winter layup. She came in as an Oglebay Norton steamer but departed as the newest boat in the growing K & K Warehousing fleet in Menominee, Michigan. Still called the Reserve, it is a self-unloader built in 1953 by Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan. It is 767 feet long and has a maximum carrying capacity of 26,000 tons. … [Read more...]
Reserve coming to winter 05-06 layup
December 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve should be here today to discharge a load of limestone before heading over to Silver Bay to load taconite. It came in for winter lay up on January 12th of this year (the last shipping season) (above) and in early March, it was sold by Oglebay Norton to K&K Warehousing, Inc. of Menominee, Michigan for $4 million. This will be the 13th trip here for the Reserve this season. That is … [Read more...]
Reserve has been sold
October 25, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve should be here today to load taconite. It will likely follow the Philip R. Clarke at the CN Dock in West Duluth. It came in for winter lay up on January 12th of this year (the last shipping season) and in early March, it was sold by Oglebay Norton to K&K Warehousing, Inc. of Menominee, Michigan for $4 million. This will be the 9th trip here for the Reserve this season. That is … [Read more...]
Reserve finally leaves
April 24, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Two vessels that have been waiting to move will finally be sailing today. The Reserve came in for winter layup on Janaury 12th. In early March, it was sold by Oglebay Norton to K&K Warehousing, Inc. of Menominee, Michigan for $4 million. It should depart Duluth sometime today for Silver Bay. The Olympic Mentor has been at anchor for the past weekend but should be in early this morning to begin … [Read more...]
Reserve winter layup
November 14, 2005 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve spent the winter here (above) but has only come back 6 times. Today, it will be here to discharge limestone on its 7th trip. But it has been busy. Beside the Twin Ports, the Reserve has visited Calcite, Ashtabula, Alpena, Cleveland, Lorain, Two Harbors, Ontonogon, Munising, Silver Bay, Gary, Indiana Harbor, Marquette and Toledo. On most of those trips, it has carried limestone or … [Read more...]
Reserve here with limestone
April 19, 2005 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve (now the barge James L. Kuber) will be here today with limestone it loaded at Calcite, Michigan. After discharging that cargo, it will depart for Silver Bay to pick up a cargo of taconite for Cleveland, Ohio. *submitted to the Duluth News Tribune for publication on 4/19/2005 … [Read more...]
Reserve will lay-up in Duluth/Superior
January 10, 2005 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve came into port on December 15th with a load of limestone. After discharging that cargo, it loaded taconite and departed the next afternoon (above) for Indiana Harbor, Indiana. Today it is back to stay, at least for a couple months. The Reserve and the American Spirit are the first of an estimated 11 boats that will spend the winter in the Duluth Superior harbor. *submitted to the … [Read more...]
Reserve shuttles cargo all around
October 26, 2004 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve has been moving coal, taconite and limestone between Marquette, Calcite, St Clair, Muskegon, Detroit, Cedarville and Escanaba in Michigan, Silver Bay, Two Harbors and Duluth/Superior in Minnesota (and Wisconsin), and Lorain, Toledo, Cleveland and Ashtabula in Ohio. *submitted to the Duluth News Tribune for publication on 10-26-2004 … [Read more...]
Reserve brings limestone 5th time
August 8, 2004 by Leave a Comment
This is the 5th trip the Reserve has made to the Twin Ports this season. In each case, it brought limestone. When the discharge is completed, it will depart for Silver Bay to pick up a cargo of taconite for the lower lakes. Above, arriving Duluth on July 15, 2003. *submitted to the Duluth News Tribune for publication on 08-08-2004 … [Read more...]
Reserve arrives with limestone
May 27, 2004 by Leave a Comment
The Reserve is here today to discharge limestone that it loaded in Calcite, Michigan. It will leave here to load taconite in Silver Bay for Cleveland. *submitted to the Duluth News Tribune for publication on 05-27-2004 … [Read more...]