Port Reports – January 4, 2024

Port Reports – January 4, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 3, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/4/2024 MONTREAL, CANADA-Tom Geiger 1/3/2024  Everlast / Norman McLeod-DEPARTED-8:58 AM 1/3/2024 ...
Today in Great Lakes History –  January 4

Today in Great Lakes History –  January 4

1952:   The car ferry SPARTAN (Hull#369) was launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Christy Corp. 1966:  FARO, a Liberty ship that had visited the Seaway in 1965, ran aground in heavy weather off Nojima, Japan, enroute from Muroran, Japan, to Keelung, Taiwan, in...
Boatnerd News – January 3, 2024

Boatnerd News – January 3, 2024

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 20.7 Percent in 2023 CLEVELAND – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.8 million tons in December, an increase of 19.8 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments were just slightly above the 5-year average for the month. The...
Port Reports – January 3, 2024

Port Reports – January 3, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 2, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/3/2024 MONTREAL, CANADA-Tom Geiger 1/3/2024  Espada Desgagnes-IN PORT 1/3/2024  Onego Duero-IN PORT...
Today in Great Lakes History – January 3

Today in Great Lakes History – January 3

1939:  The CHIEF WAWATAM ran aground on the shoals of the north shore near St. Ignace, Michigan. 1971:  On Jan 3, 1971, BEN W. CALVIN ran aground at the mouth of the Detroit River after becoming caught in a moving ice field. 1972:   TADOUSSAC cleared Thunder Bay,...