by import2 | May 10, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1828: The first Welland Canal was opened between St. Catharine’s and Lake Ontario on 10 May 1828. The first vessel to navigate this route was the schooner WELLAND CANAL. This was a new vessel having been launched at St. Catharines, Ontario on 24 April 1828....
by import2 | May 9, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in April CLEVELAND – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 4.6 million tons in April, a decrease of 3.4 percent compared to last year. Shipments were 2.1 percent below the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron...
by import2 | May 9, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, May 8, 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 | May 9, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1864: On 9 May 1864, AMAZON (2-mast wooden brig, 93 foot, 172 tons, built in 1837 at Port Huron, Michigan as a schooner) was carrying coal from Cleveland for Lake Superior when she went out of control in a storm just as she was leaving the St. Clair River for Lake...
by import2 | May 8, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Tanker catches fire at Imperial dock SARNIA, ON – Imperial Oil says there was a fire just before noon Tuesday on board a ship docked at the company’s Sarnia site. The company said the fire was contained to the boat, the ship’s crew was able to quickly put...
