by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
This ship was built at Collingwood, Ont., and launched on July 12, 1973 as the H.M. GRIFFITH. It left in late October to load iron ore at Thunder Bay for the Steel Company of Canada plant at Hamilton. The 730 foot long by 75 foot wide freighter was registered at...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
The first of three sister ships to be constructed for Misener Transportation Ltd., St. Catharines, ON; this Great Lakes and ocean gearless bulk carrier was built as hull # 256 by Govan Shipbuilders Ltd., Govan, Scotland. The new bulk carrier was launched January 28,...
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...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
M/S Hamburg is a 15,000-ton, 420-passenger luxury cruise ship owned by the Conti Group and operated by Plantours Kreuzfahrten. She was built in 1997 in Wismar, Germany. Her relative small size (overall length 472 feet) allowed her to transit the Great Lakes in North...
