Shugart said the barges are “fully self-propelled landing ships.” He made this conclusion based on the presence of dual pilothouses and radars. The analyst said the vessels have what appear to be six ...

For a barge to go to Lekki Port, it has to be a sea-going barge, which must be at least 3,000 tons. To buy a 3,000-ton barge today, we are talking about billions of Naira. That’s why we are ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Self-Propelled Steel Barges for the State Barge Canal, A Few Facts and a Little Fancy ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 125 No. 8 ...

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It succeeded the next day and was joined by a small tanker used to refuel the self-propelled barges, making for a total of four ships moored at the same time – a first for the formation.

The 57m self-propelled sand suction barge Kaipara Karrier VII was launched at Culham Engineering’s Hewlett St site on Tuesday after 18 months of work.

Sailors and civilian contractors watch as the non-self-propelled barracks ship (APL-65), used during the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)’s Planned Incremental Availability ...