by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
The St. Clair was launched July 24, 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI. When hull # 714 slid down the ways, she was the largest vessel ever to be side launched, built at a cost of $24.3 million. St. Clair was built primarily to deliver western low sulfur...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
The Belle River was constructed in two sections, with her 660′ bow section being built first and side launched at Sturgeon Bay on September 30, 1976, while her 340′ stern section was under construction in the large graving dock. The sections were welded together in...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched October 18, 1983 as the Prairie Harvest for CSL Group Inc. (Canada Steamship Lines, Inc.), Montreal, PQ; this vessel was built as a “Caribbean Class” lake bulk freighter by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, ON at a cost of approximately $35...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming...
