Liner Barge Archives - Foss Maritime Company, LLC http://foss-maritime.com/service-category/liner-barge/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 01:36:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.foss.com/wp-content/uploads/ff-tansparent.png Liner Barge Archives - Foss Maritime Company, LLC http://foss-maritime.com/service-category/liner-barge/ 32 32 Mercosur Shuttle Group https://www.foss.com/projects/mercosur-shuttle-group/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:09:48 +0000 https://www.foss.com/?post_type=projects&p=3065 For twelve years Foss Maritime Company owned and operated the Mercosur Shuttle Group (MSG), a tug and barge container feeder service.

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For twelve years Foss Maritime Company owned and operated the Mercosur Shuttle Group (MSG), a tug and barge container feeder service. MSG operated primarily on the Hidrovia Waterway system, made up of the Rio Plate, Rio Paraná and Rio Paraguay, which have extremely low water levels (approximately 5 feet of available draft) during certain times of the year. MSG was able to successfully navigate these low waters using specifically built shallow draft tugs and large deck barges that had a much higher TEU/barge capacity than the smaller barges used by competing companies.

Services Provided:

  • Terminal Services
  • Liner Services
  • Cargo Tracking and Logistics
  • Regional Towing

Highlights:

  • MSG operated five large deck barges and four tugboats
  • Provided a scheduled common carriage container-on-barge freight service on these river systems
  • MSG acted as a connecting carrier for large ocean shipping lines, transporting primarily containers and automobiles
  • Large deck barges offered a competitive advantage – three of the five barges had a 280 TEU/barge capacity and the other two had a 320 TEU/barge capacity
  • MSG was transporting approximately 40,000 TEU’s per year, feeding a terminal network stretching 870 river miles from the main terminals in Montevideo and Buenos Aires to Asunción

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]]> Young Brothers Profile https://www.foss.com/projects/young-brothers-profile/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:53:11 +0000 https://www.foss.com/?post_type=projects&p=3059 Young Brothers is Hawaii’s foremost inter-island freight handling and transportation company, wholly owned by Foss Maritime. Operating a fleet of tugs and barges throughout their seven ports in Hawaii, they move nearly 287,000 TEUs of cargo every year.

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Young Brothers is Hawaii’s foremost inter-island freight handling and transportation company, wholly owned by Foss Maritime. Operating a fleet of tugs and barges throughout their seven ports in Hawaii, they move nearly 287,000 TEUs of cargo every year. Young Brothers works closely with the state of Hawaii Transportation Department and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group to develop key ports, revitalize and modernize harbor facilities, and keep the islands of Hawaii connected.

Services Provided:

  • Liner Barge Services
  • Terminal Operations

Highlights:

  • Young Brothers provides twelve regularly scheduled round trip weekly port calls from its Honolulu hub on O’ahu, and six to and from several neighbor island ports
  • The Honolulu Terminal has a TEU throughput of approximately 2,500/week
  • Each of the company’s ports is capable of handling a variety of cargo, including: Automobiles & other roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro), containers, flatracks, & platforms, and less-than-container loads (LCL)
  • Young Brothers operates six general cargo barges and one dedicated Ro/Ro
  • Major port development projects in the past include the new Honolulu Harbor Pier 39 & 40, home to Young Brothers’ hub, and the development of the Port of Nawiliwili
  • Young Brothers partners with Hawaii Harbor Users Group, a coalition of major waterfront users including all major shipping companies that serve Hawaii

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