by import2 | March 16, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1831: The Niagara Harbor & Dock Company, a shipbuilding firm, was incorporated on 16 March 1831, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1883: On 16 March 1883, The Port Huron Times announced that the passenger and package freight steamer PICKUP would be built in...
by import2 | March 15, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Cuyahoga on fire at shipyard 3:40 PM UPDATE :Ladder trucks on scene still throwing water, flames under control. Everyone is off the ship, no injuries reported. ASHTABULA, OH – The self-unloader Cuyahoga, Canada’s oldest operating lake vessel, is on fire. Photos on the...
by import2 | March 15, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Port of Green Bay marks earliest shipping season kickoff in recent history GREEN BAY, WI – The Port of Green Bay's shipping season is off to its earliest start in recent history, following a record warm meteorological winter. The first ship of the 2024 season...
by import2 | March 15, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 14, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 3/15/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA 3/15/2024 Thamesborg-IN PORT QUEBEC, CANADA...
by import2 | March 15, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1837: Mr. Russell Armington died on 15 March 1837. He operated the first shipyard at St. Catharines, Ontario from 1828, until his death. 1882: On 15 March 1882, GRACE PATTERSON (wooden propeller tug/freighter, 111 tons, built in 1880, at Grand Haven, Michigan) was...