MARQUETTE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : MARQUETTE 0
    • Operator : CHICAGO FROM THE LAKE, LTD. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 359 0
    • Vessel Type : 16 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 378 0
  • Location
    • City : CHICAGO 0
    • STATE : IL 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 26 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 50 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 50.6 257
    • Regular Breadth : 15 257
    • Overall Length : 50.6 257
    • Overall Breadt : 15 257
    • Load draft : 4 257
    • Light Draft : 3.5 257
    • Height : 14 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1957 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 275663 0

CHICAGO FROM THE LAKE, LTD.

  • Area of Operation : LAKES AND RIVER HARBORS IN VICINITY OF CHICAGO, IL 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

FT. DEARBORN

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

INNISFREE

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

TENDER NO.

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : D 0

News

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

The pilot of a towboat that struck an industrial cargo pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday.The pilot of the Marquette Transportation owned and operated towing vessel John 3:16 was experiencing the effects of fatigue during his watch on September 12, 2023, while navigating the Lower Mississippi River.

Towboats: Pathways to Decarbonization

Towboats: Pathways to Decarbonization

There are many forces pushing stakeholders across the global maritime industry to decarbonize.In the U.S. inland waterways, regulations aren’t one of the main drivers—at least not at the moment, according to Mike Complita, principal and vice president of strategic expansion at Elliott Bay Design Group, a naval architecture firm.

Obstructed Valve Sinks Towboat

Obstructed Valve Sinks Towboat

An obstructed check valve on a bilge pump led to the flooding and partial sinking of a towing vessel last year while moored at a shipyard near New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board reports.Marquette Transportation's vessel Joanne Marie was found partially submerged a day and a half after being moored and deactivated at the Bollinger Quick Repair Shipyard on the Harvey Canal.