by import2 | July 10, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1866 COQUETTE (one-mast wooden scow-sloop, 90 feet, 140 tons, built in 1858 at Perry, Ohio, as a schooner) capsized in a storm on Lake Michigan and was lost with her crew of four. She had originally been built for the U.S. government. 1911 JOHN MITCHELL (wooden...
by import2 | July 9, 2023 | Boatnerd News
St. Lawrence Seaway reaches tentative agreement with union Cornwall, Ontario (June 30, 2023) – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with UNIFOR locals 4211 and 4319 representing the...
by import2 | July 9, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Saturday, July 8, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry Joseph L. Block departed Duluth at 08:05 (Central) Friday morning empty for...
by import2 | July 9, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1876 ST. CLAIR (wooden propeller freighter with some passenger accommodations, 127 feet, 326 gross tons, built in 1867 at Algonac, Michigan) had 14 crew and 18 passengers aboard along with a cargo of flour, feed and deck loads of cattle as she sailed on Lake Superior....
by import2 | July 8, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes iron ore trade up 47.8 percent in June CLEVELAND – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.8 million tons in June, an increase of 47.8 percent from 2022. Shipments were 12.7 percent above the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron ore...
