Port Reports – January 26, 2024

Port Reports – January 26, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 25, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/26/2024   NANTICOKE, ONTARIO-Bill Kloss Algoluna arrived 07:19, joining Algotitan at Imperial Oil....
Today in Great Lakes History – January 26

Today in Great Lakes History – January 26

1898:  On 26 January 1898, the CITY OF DULUTH (wooden passenger/package freight vessel, 202 foot, 1,310 gross tons, built in 1874, at Marine City, Michigan, as a passenger vessel) was carrying passengers, corn, flour and general merchandise from Chicago to St. Joseph,...
Boatnerd News – January 25, 2024

Boatnerd News – January 25, 2024

Great Lakes fleet prepares for 2024 shipping season STURGEON BAY, WI – Large freighters were on the move in Door County Monday morning as vessels gathered for the Winter Fleet lay up at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. A few miles northwest of Sturgeon...

Port Reports – January 25, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 24, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/25/2024 BUFFALO, NEW YORK-Brian Wroblewski The firetug COTTER broke ice on the Buffalo River on the...
Today in Great Lakes History – January 25

Today in Great Lakes History – January 25

1890:  On 25 January 1890, ALEX NIMICK (wooden propeller, 298 foot, 1,968 gross tons) was launched at W. Bay City, Michigan. She was built by J. Davidson (Hull # 30). 1908:  The W.C. RICHARDSON was launched January 25, 1908, as the a.) WAINWRIGHT (Hull#175) at...