Sustainable River Transport
Cummins Vessel Reference #596
When Holcim (US) Inc. began construction of their new state-of-the-art plant in 2006 they wanted it to be a model of environmental sustainability. The plant and quarry in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri on the Mississippi River about 40 miles south of St. Louis would occupy only 1,700 acres of the 3,900-acres site, with the balance preserved as a conservation easement. Holcim also created and restored more than 60 acres of new wetlands, offering a large habitat resource. With production capacity of four million metric tons per year, following the plant’s start-up in 2009, they would require large amounts of material in and product out. Approximately 75 percent of the plant’s materials and products will be received and shipped by river – one of the most environmentally friendly modes of transportation. To meet this requirement they built a harbor on the Mississippi River.
Holcim has contracted with Brennan Marine to provide fleeting services for the Harbor. To meet the requirements of this important contract, Brennan Marine have had a pair of Cummins-powered towboats built and delivered from Hope Services of Dulac, Louisiana.
The two new vessels, M/V Roger Binsfeld delivered June 2009 and the M/V Lisa Marie delivered in December 2009, are built to a well-proven design. The 72 by 30-foot push boat has a ten foot molded depth. Extra strengthening has been added to the push knees and hull to cope with the riggers of fleet operations at the Holcim plant. In keeping with the environmentally conscious nature of the firms involved, the new boats are each powered by a pair of Cummins popular Tier 2 certified K38-M mains each delivering 1000 HP at 1800 RPM.
The two new towboats join Brennan Marine’s existing fleet of three-vessels. Brennan Marine is a subsidiary of J.F. Brennan Co., Inc., a leader in providing marine construction services. Founded in 1919 the firm is headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin with offices in St. Charles, Illinois and Holmes Beach, Florida.
For more information:
Glenn Green
Marketing Manager,
J.F. Brennan Company
820 Bainbridge, P.O. Box 2557
La Crosse, WI 54602-2557
Phone: 608 784 7173 x236
E-Mail: ggreen@jfbrennan.com
Robin L. DeCarlo
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Holcim(US) Inc.
201 Jones Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781 647 2364
Cell: 781 690 7612
E-mail: Robin.DeCarlo@holcim.com
Web: www.holcim.com
Jay Henderson
VP and General Manager,
Hope Services, Inc.
8506 Shrimpers Row,
Dulac, LA 70353-2206
Phone: 985 563 7801
E-mail: Jay@hopeservicesinc.com
Joe Gregory
Cummins Mid-South Inc.
Territory Sales Manager
110 East Airline Highway,
Kenner LA 70062
Phone: 5040 465 3404
E-mail: joe.gregory@cummins.com
Alan Haig-Brown
Over 30 years as an author for global commercial marine and fishing publications backed with hands-on experience on commercial fishing boats and coastal freighters makes Alan Haig-Brown uniquely qualified to provide vessel reference articles for Cummins Marine. You can find him in shipyards around the world, and on his own website, www.haig-brown.com.
