ERIE SHIPBUILDING COMPLETES SCOW

12 News is reporting tonight that Erie Shipbuilding Hull 101 was completed today. WITTE 4003 will be launched next Wednesday and tugged through the St. Lawrence Seaway to its new home in Hillside, New Jersey. Owner of the scow is Donjon Marine, who already have two similar scows named WITTE 4001 and WITTE 4002. Donjon owns eight tugs, four dredges, two dump scows, 12 hopper scows, three deck barges (in addition to six on order at Erie Shipbuilding) and several other vessels. For more information on the story, click here.