The Salute scared the sky rats!The GL Ostrander Integrity Arriving Duluth with Cement August 29 2021

The gulls did not seem to be phased by the "don't feed the gulls" speech, the Ostrander Captain's Salute did get their attention. I may be giving them a little too much credit, but thinking they would be relatively used to the ship salutes ? They are mostly used to people strolling by them.

The GL Ostrander making their fourth arrival to Duluth this season. Arriving with cement for the LaFarge dock in Superior. They arrived 8/29/2021 8:46:00 AM and spent the next 34.9 hours at LaFarge discharging. With their 4 visits, they are averaging 34.8 hours at the dock. To date they have spent 145 hours in port, of those hours 139.3 hours spent discharging. 6.3 hours spent between the piers and the dock on arrival and departure.

Info from https://greatlakesships.wordpress.com

Year Built: 1996

Builder: Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI

The Integrity was constructed in 1996 by Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, as a self-unloading cement barge for American Transport Leasing of Muskegon, Michigan. The barge was to be operated by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon under a cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim.

The Integrity was the second of two nearly identical self-unloading cement barges constructed by Bay Shipbuilding, her sister being the Innovation of 2006. The Integrity is equipped with a Fuller-Kinyon cement pump discharge system.

The barge is equipped with a Bludworth-style Articulated Tug-Barge connection, allowing the tug and barge to connect and operate together.

General Stats
Length Overall [Combined Tug & Barge]: 544′

Length Overall [Barge]: 460′

Breadth: 70′

Depth: 37′

Loaded Draft: 26’06”

Capacity: 17,557 Tons

Vessel Type: Self-Unloading Cement Carrier; Barge

Number of Cargo Holds: 8

Number of Hatches: —

Primary Operations: Cement Trade

History
Lineage
Integrity – 1996-Present

Owner: American Transport Leasing, Muskegon, MI [Under cargo charter to Lafarge Holcim]

Operator: Andrie, Inc., Muskegon, MI

Flag: United States

Home Port: Cleveland, OH

Her Story
The Integrity was constructed in 1996 by Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, WI, as a self-unloading cement barge for American Transport Leasing of Muskegon, MI. The barge was to be operated by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon under a cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim.

Integrity was paired with the tugboat Jacklyn M. in mid-1996, and the pair entered service for Lafarge on August 6, 1996, departing Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for Alpena, MI, to load cement. Upon the pair entering service, the older steamers E. M. Ford and S. T. Crapo were laid up for the final time at the end of the season.

The tug was renamed G. L. Ostrander in 2004 after an executive at Lafarge.

The Integrity / G. L. Ostrander continue to serve Lafarge cement, being operated and managed by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon, MI.

Compiled By Brendan Falkowski

Updated on November 3, 2020
G.L. Ostrander

This articulated tug was built in 1976 by Halter Marine in Pierre Part, LA as the Andrew Martin for AMT Marine. She was renamed Robert L. Torres in 1990. In 1991 her original Stork-Werkspoor engines were removed and replaced with two Caterpillar 3608 diesels. In 1994 she was renamed Jacklyn M. In 1996 she was purchased by LaFarge North America, who rebuilt the tug with a raised pilothouse, and added a Bludworth coupler system to make her an articulated tug. She entered service on the Great Lakes in 1997 with the cement barge Integrity. In 2002 the Jacklyn M. was repowered yet again, this time with two EMD 20-645 engines. In 2004, she was renamed G.L. Ostrander. The tug is managed by Andrie Inc.

G.L. Ostrander operates for LaFarge out of Alpena, Michigan on Lake Huron, and visits Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Erie regularly with loads of powdered cement.

Type: Twin Screw Articulated Tugboat
Year Built: 1976
Builder: Halter Marine, Pierre Part, LA
Hull No.: 499
Engines: 2 EMD 20-645-E5
Horsepower: 7,200 bhp
Length: 140′ 02″
Breadth: 40′ 01″
Depth: 22′ 03″
Port of Registry: Cleveland, OH

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