by import2 | August 24, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Friday, August 23, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | August 24, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1882 The Port Huron Times reported that “the long looked for launch of the Stave Company’s new river steamer MARY took place this afternoon between 4 and 5 o’clock and was witnessed by hundreds of spectators. The last support being knocked away, she...
by import2 | August 23, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Trudeau Calls on Railways, Union to Reach Deal to Avoid Strike August 21, 2024 By Laura Dhillon Kane (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canada’s two largest railways and unionized workers to reach an agreement to avert a strike or lockout that...
by import2 | August 23, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday, August 22, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | August 23, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1818 The first steamer above Niagara Falls, the WALK-IN-THE-WATER, Captain Job Fish, departed Buffalo on her maiden voyage. The 29 passengers paid a fare of $24 and arrived at Detroit in 44 hours and 10 minutes. 1875 PERSIAN (wooden propeller freighter, 1,630 tons,...
