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The 2018 strike and resulting spill propelled negotiations over the future of
Enbridge's decades-old Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits. It prompted former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette to file suit against VanEnkevort Tug and Barge Inc., alleging its tug was responsible for the alleged
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The VanEnkevort arrived in Toledo a few weeks ago, where the Joseph H. Thompson/Joseph H. Thompson Jr. were waiting. The VanEnkevort mated with the Joseph H. Thompson, leaving the Joseph H. Thompson Jr. alone. VanEnkevort's plan is to have the VanEnkevort push the Joseph H. Thompson (likely to be
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Michigan Trader upon its completion at some point next season.
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