Sabine Transportation Company
Sabine Transportation Company was a shipping company with headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It shipped products worldwide.
STC shipped goods for relief efforts to Afghanistan, India, North Korea, Russia, and Africa. STC's tanker fleet transports, gasoline, and MTBE. STC ships were staffed with crews of about 25. STC was active on the Mississippi river, Missouri river, and Gulf of Mexico. STC also operated a fleet of tugboats and barges on American rivers. In 1967 STC merged with Chromalloy American Corp. Sequa Corp. purchased Chromalloy in 1982. In 1992 Sabine was purchased by Kirby Corporation. In 1998 STC was purchased by Stickle Enterprise. Sabine Transportation Company became the company name. The fleet of ships became aged and were retired by 2005. Stickle Enterprises is no longer in the shipping industry.
History
Sabine Transportation Company was founded in 1908 in Port Arthur, Texas. In 1998 STC was purchased by Stickle Enterprises in Cedar Rapids. STC operates dry bulk and tanker ships. It has United States contracts with United States Agency for International Development.Ships
- Some Sabine Transportation Company ships type Type T2 tankers:
- Trinity Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1958
- Concho Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1979
- R. P. Smith Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1947
- Neches Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1947
- Red River Built in 1945, a T2 tanker purchased 1978
- List_of_Type_T2_tankers|Neches] Built in 1945, a T2 tanker purchased 1947
- San Jacinto ] Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1975
- Brazos Built in 1945, a T2 tanker purchased 1955
- Henry M. Dawes. Built in 1945, a T2 tanker purchased 1948
- Colorado Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1966
- Llano Built in 1944, a T2 tanker purchased 1978
- Frio
- *Liberty Ship:
- Walther Du Mont,