by import2 | December 19, 2023 | Boatnerd News
MacArthur Lock closes for the season SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The MacArthur Lock in Sault Ste. Marie closed Dec. 17 for safety inspections and routine maintenance. The branch chief on site said the maintenance period is critical for the 800-foot long, 80-year-old...
by import2 | December 19, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 18, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/19/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/20/2023 Arthur M. Anderson-ETA-12:AM 12/20/2023 Burns...
by import2 | December 19, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1927: On 19 December 1927, ALEXANDRIA (wooden propeller freighter, 97 foot, 201 gross tons, built in 1902, at Chatham, Ontario) burned in the harbor of Little Current, Ontario, off the Government Dock, where her remains still lay. 1942: ASHLAND was launched December...
by import2 | December 18, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel in $14.9 billion deal Editor’s note: U.S. Steel once operated the largest fleet of vessels on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN, operated by Key Lakes Inc. and owned by Canadian National Railway, took...
by import2 | December 18, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 17, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/18/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/19/2023 Burns Harbor-ETA-5:00 PM DULUTH,MINNESOTA-Tom...