Keystone Shipping Company
| Company type | Private corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | Charles Kurz |
| Headquarters | Transportation, Logistics |
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Keystone Shipping Company of
Ready Reserve Fleet program. Keystone Shipping Company was founded by Charles Kurz. Before Keystone Shipping Company, Charles Kurz was a shipping agent, commodities trader, and ship owner. Keystone Shipping Company headquarters is in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
Keystone Shipping Company has a fleet of over 20 ships. The fleet consists of: tankers, dry bulk ships, tugboats, tank barges, and
Key Lakes
Key Lakes of Duluth, Minnesota is a subsidiary Keystone Shipping Company operating on the Great Lakes with 20 ships. Key Lakes operated tankers, dry bulk ships, tugboats, tank barges, and roll-on/roll-off ships.[5][6]
Alaska Tanker Company
Keystone Shipping Company entered into a partnership with in the Alaska Tanker Company. Alaska Tanker Company founded in 1999. The other partners were: OSG America Operating Company of
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. of Tampa.[10] Alaska Tanker Company transport of Alaskan crude oil with four 190,000 tons tankers. Alaska Tanker Company headquarters is in Beaverton, Oregon.[11]
- Ships:[12]
- Alaska Explorer
- Alaska Frontier
- Alaska Legend
- Alaska Navigator
Keystone Shipping Company ships
- Some of Keystone Shipping Company ships:
- MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR-5083)
- SS Denebola (T-AKR-289)
- Vandenberg AFB.
- SS Denebola (T-AKR-289)
- MV Cape Knox (T-AKR-5082)
- MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR-5083)
- USNS Potomac (T-AO-181)
- MV Roger Blough
- Some Past ships
- SS Chancellorsville T2 [13]
- SS Fredericksburg (1958) 1976–2004
- SS Murfreesboro T2 [13]
- SS Perryville T2 [13]
- SS Pueblo T2 [13]
- Birch Coulie [14]
- Oakley Wood [15]
- Henry C. Wallace [16]
- New Zealand Victory [17]
- David Holmes [18]
- Alan Seeger [19]
- Little Big Horn [20]
- Fort Capot River [21]
- MV Sea Isle City
- SS Bridgeton
- USS Saugatuck
World War II
Keystone Shipping Company was a major tanker operator during
Type T2 tankers
and other tankers. Keystone Shipping Company operated for the war a fleet of over 60 tankers. Each Keystone Shipping Company had a merchant crew of about 9 officers and 39 men.
- Charles Kurz became the head of the War Shipping Administration (WSA) during World War II, in addition to operating ships.
- Some ships operated for World War II:
- SS Santee [22]
- Christopher L. Sholes [23]
- Charles A. Wickliffe [24]
- Andrew A. Humpreys [19]
- Henry L. Ellsworth [16]
- Thomas F. Cunningham [25]
- David Holmes
- Oscar F. Barrett [15]
- Oscar S. Straus [15]
- T2 Tankers
- Bennington [14]
- Bunker Hill [14]
See also
References
- ^ "Home". Keystone Shipping Co.
- ^ "About". Keystone Shipping Co.
- ^ maritime.dot.gov US Flag Companies
- ^ "Keystone Shipping Company in Bala-Gynwyd". Maritime Union.
- ^ "Key Lakes, Inc". USW District 1. August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Capabilities & Fleet". Keystone Shipping Co.
- ^ America Operating Company
- ^ opencorporates.com BP Oil Shipping Company
- ^ OSG America Operating Company
- ^ aktanker.com background
- ^ "Alaska Tanker Company". Alaska Tanker Company.
- ^ "Fleet". Alaska Tanker Company.
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