PORTLAND

  • General
    • Vessel Name : PORTLAND
    • Operator : SHAVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Tugboat
    • Vessel Type : Tugboat
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 3200
  • Location
    • City : PORTLAND
    • STATE : OR
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 184
  • Size
    • Register length : 83.1 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 33.6 Feet
    • Overall Length : 107.7 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 34.2 Feet
    • Load draft : 10 Feet
    • Light Draft : 10 Feet
    • Height : 37 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 1981
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 635630

SHAVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

  • Area of Operation : COLUMBIA, SNAKE AND WILLAMETTE RIVERS; INTERCOASTAL
  • Principal Commodity : GRAIN AND GRAVEL

CASCADES

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

CHINOOK

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

CLEARWATER

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

COLUMBIA

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

DESCHUTES

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

DISPATCHER

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

LASSEN

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

SOMMER S

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

UMATILLA

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

VANCOUVER

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

WASHINGTON

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

WILLAMETTE

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

B

  • Type : Open Dry Cargo Barge
  • Construction : Steel

ST

  • Type : Flat / Deck Barge
  • Construction : Steel

News

Barges Break Free on the Ohio River in Louisville

Barges Break Free on the Ohio River in Louisville

The lock chambers at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Ky., are closed to traffic after 10 barges broke loose from a tow on the Ohio River.Shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, a vessel towing 11 barges struck a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the lock and dam, causing 10 of the barges to break loose.No injuries were reported, and all personnel are accounted for.

ACBL Orders 11,000 HP Towboat from C&C Marine and Repair

ACBL Orders 11,000 HP Towboat from C&C Marine and Repair

Jeffersonville, Ind. based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) on Tuesday announced it has signed a contract with Belle Chasse, La. shipyard C&C Marine and Repair to build a 11,000 horsepower (HP) class towboat.Designed by Portland, Maine-based CT Marine, the twin-screw towboat will measure 198 feet long, with 50-foot beam and 12-foot depth.

2023 Shipbuilding Report: US Passenger Vessels

2023 Shipbuilding Report: US Passenger Vessels

With travel and tourism nearing pre-2020 levels, and transit systems benefiting from a return to work, passenger vessels have seen renewed activity. In its year-end review, John Groundwater, Executive Director of the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA), which advocates for the sector in Washington, D.C.

Lone Star Buys Shipyards Group Titan from Carlyle, Stellex Capital

Lone Star Buys Shipyards Group Titan from Carlyle, Stellex Capital

Lone Star Funds has reached a del to buy U.S. shipbuilding and repair group Titan Acquisition Holdings from peer investment firms Carlyle and Stellex Capital Management. Financial terms were not disclosed.Titan is comprised of Vigor Industrial LLC, an infrastructure, defense, and maritime services company based in Portland, Ore.

DOT Announces $703M in Port Funding; 41 Projects in 22 States

DOT Announces $703M in Port Funding; 41 Projects in 22 States

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that designed to help improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. Following is the full list of FY 2022 Port Infrastructure Development Grant Awards:ALASKANorth Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project ($68,700,000)

Silverback Marine Brings Fresh Blood—and Ideas—to Boatbuilding

Silverback Marine Brings Fresh Blood—and Ideas—to Boatbuilding

Tacoma, Wash.-based Silverback Marine is a relatively new name in boatbuilding, formed with the tall ambition to “change the way the world thinks about workboats”.“We started Silverback with the vision of essentially bringing, what I would call, the big boat experience to smaller workboats.

Inland Waterways Report: Columbia-Snake River System

Inland Waterways Report: Columbia-Snake River System

It’s amazing to consider that a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean, approaching the mouth of the Columbia River, can continue its eastward journey to finally tie up at the Port of Lewiston, in Lewiston, Idaho, America’s most inland West Coast port, 465 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Disabled Bulk Carrier Towed into Botany Bay

Disabled Bulk Carrier Towed into Botany Bay

A bulk carrier that lost power in bad weather off Australia's east coast has been towed into Botany Bay, near Sydney, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.The Hong Kong-registered Portland Bay left Port Kembla on Sunday and experienced engine failure with 21 people on board, about 1.2 kilometers east of Garie Beach, NSW on Monday morning.

The New 'New York'

The New 'New York'

When it came time to replace their 50-year-old station vessel New York, the Sandy Hook Pilots Association thought long and hard, weighing their options to determine the best possible solution. They traveled the country, to Houston, San Francisco and up to the Columbia River, and even to Europe—the Elbe River in Germany and Rotterdam in the Netherlands—to ride with other pilots in search of an

Port of Portland Seeking Bids to Build New Dredge Tender

Port of Portland Seeking Bids to Build New Dredge Tender

The Port of Portland, in Oregon, is soliciting proposals from U.S. shipyards for the construction of a new dredge tender to replace the decades old W.L. Williams.Designed by Glosten, the new vessel will be a 69-foot-long, twin-screw, multipurpose vessel powered by two Caterpillar Inc. C18 EPA Tier 3 engines. Bids are due by August 30.

Senesco to Build Casco Bay Lines' New Hybrid-electric Ferry

Senesco to Build Casco Bay Lines' New Hybrid-electric Ferry

North Kingstown, R.I. shipyard Senesco Marine will build a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines.Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), the 164-foot ferry will replace an existing diesel-powered ferry, the Machigonne II, resulting in a reduction of 800 tons of carbon dioxide each year.

Scrubber Barge to Capture Ship Exhaust in LA and Long Beach

Scrubber Barge to Capture Ship Exhaust in LA and Long Beach

A new barge is being built to help capture and treat stack exhaust from vessels in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.Produced and operated by Clean Air Engineering - Maritime, Inc. (CAE-M), based in San Pedro, Calif., the self-propelled barge will carry a vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system called the Marine Exhaust Treatment System (METS-3)