JASPER BLESSEY

JASPER BLESSEY (IMO: 8992144) sailing under the United States of America flag. It has an overall length of 367 feets and a beam of 59 feets.

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 366971520
• IMO: 8992144
• Call Sign: WDB9187
• Flag: United States
• Vessel Type: Towboat (Pushing)
• AIS Type: Towing

Specifications

• Hull Material: Steel
• Length: 58 meters
• Breadth: 16 meters
• Draft: 3 meters
• Gross Tonnage: 847 GT

Propulsion

• Engine Type: Diesel
• Drive Type: Twin Screw
• Horsepower: Approximately 5,700 HP

Shipyard

• Builder: Blessey Marine Services shipyard operations
• Country of Build: United States

Owner / Operator

• Owner: Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
• Operator: Blessey Marine Services, Inc.
• Headquarters: Harahan, Louisiana, United States

Operating Region

• Primary Waters: Inland Waterways of the United States
• Specific Routes: Mississippi River System, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Ohio River, and connecting tributaries
• Navigation Area: Rivers and inland waterways (Class INL)

Vessel Description

The Jasper Blessey is a steel-hulled inland river towboat operating within the United States inland waterway system under the management of Blessey Marine Services, Inc., a well-established liquid cargo barge transportation company headquartered in Harahan, Louisiana. The vessel is engaged primarily in pushing liquid bulk cargo barges along the Mississippi River system and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Blessey Marine Services specializes in the transportation of petroleum products, chemicals, and other liquid bulk commodities, and the Jasper Blessey operates as part of that dedicated fleet supporting commercial liquid cargo movements throughout the interior waterway network of the United States.