by import2 | June 9, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
TASHMOO (steel side-wheel excursion steamer, 308 foot, 1,344 gross tons, built in 1900, at Wyandotte, Michigan) hosted Admiral George Dewey on her inaugural trip from Cleveland, Ohio, to Detroit, Michigan, on 09 June 1900. Admiral Dewey had just returned from his...
by import2 | June 8, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Iron Ore Trade Up 27.8 Percent in May CLEVELAND, OH – Shipments of iron ore from U.S. Great Lakes ports totaled 5.6 million tons in May, an increase of 27.8 percent compared to a year ago and 4.8 percent above the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron ore...
by import2 | June 8, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Wednesday, June 7, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Thunder Bay, ON – Joshua Hebeisen Canada’s largest province was the destination of choice for vessels leaving T-Bay on...
by import2 | June 8, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
June 8 1951, CLIFFS VICTORY entered Cleveland with a load of iron ore from Marquette. The VICTORY completed the one-way trip in 37 hours – 20 hours faster than the best previous time. On 08 June 1854, J. YOUNG SCAMMON (2-mast wooden brig, built in 1845, at...
by import2 | June 7, 2023 | Boatnerd News
McKeil tugs to tow Cuyahoga to Ashtabula Thursday McKeil tugs Molly M1 and Ecosse are moored at Kingsville, ON, astern of the fire-damaged Cuyahoga. Waterfront sources indicate she will be towed to Ashtabula, OH, for repairs Thursday morning, weather permitting. The...
