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[quote="Timerover51"]I am looking at purchasing the former USCGC Bramble, presently at Port Huron, for use as a commercial research ship. Would I need to file information with your group as well?[/quote]

I don't think so. In the Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce program, we're only interested in vessels making commercial moves of commodities. Documentation with the USCG should be enought - they are becoming the owners of the 'database of record' for commercial vessels for the federal government.

[quote="Guest"]Laken Shipping Corp.,Vessels chartered and commerially managed by SMT(USA) INC.
http://www.seawaymarinetransport.com[/quote]

[quote="Guest"]Laken Shipping Corp.,Vessels chartered and commerially managed by SMT(USA) INC.
http://www.seawaymaritimetransport.com[/quote]

That would be http://wwwseawaymarinetransport.com .

I am looking at purchasing the former USCGC Bramble, presently at Port Huron, for use as a commercial research ship. Would I need to file information with your group as well?

May also want to contact the LCA, they can atleast point you in the right direction.
Lake Carriers' Association
Suite 720, 20325 Center Ridge Road
Rocky River, OH 44116
Phone: (440) 333-4444 / Fax: (440) 333-9993
E-mail: info@lcaships.com

Thanks to both 'Guests' above for the info. I found that web site and have sent email to an address I found on it. No response yet.

Laken Shipping Corp.,Vessels chartered and commerially managed by SMT(USA) INC.
www.seawaymaritimetransport.com

Laken's tug Cleveland and barge Cleveland Rocks are currently laid up at Toledo, Ohio at the Ironhead Shipyard. Neither have run in 2010.

The above post looking for information on Laken Shipping was from me. I didn't notice I wasn't logged in and the username is shown as 'Guest'.

Again I'd appreciate any help anyone could provide about Laken Shipping and its vessels.Thanks.

I'm new to this site. I work in the Navigation Planning Center of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington WV. We're part of Lakes & Rivers Division, which includes the Ohio River Basin and the Great Lakes. We're also the Planning Center of Expertise for Inland Navigation for the Corps. [url]http://inlandwaterways.lrh.usace.army.mil/[/url]

One of our responsibilities is the collection and processing of Waterborne Commerce Statistics for the 170 or so vessel operators headquartered in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Basin. This includes inland operators from the largest barge and towboat operators (like Ingram Barge, American Commercial Lines, AEP River Operations) to the smallest operators with one townoat. This also includes the American companies operating vessels on the Great Lakes like American Steamship, Interlake Steamship, Great Lakes Fleet, Andrie, etc.
We have not heard from Laken Shipping in 2010, and numerous attempts to contact them have failed. According to our records they own the tug Cleveland and the barges Cleveland Rocks and Cleveland Flats.

Any information anyone can provide on the company or its vessels would be much appreciated. We're not looking to levy any fines or penalties; we just want to know what happened to the vessels in case some other entity should be reporting their activity.

Thanks - I really enjoy looking at your site and using it for research on the companies and vessels. I'll share a link to the Navigation Data Center site. [url]http://www.ndc.iwr.usace.army.mil//[/url]