by import2 | January 28, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Lake Superior Ports & Shipping 2022 season summary: Finishing with a flourish, especially iron ore DULUTH, Minn.— Despite its biggest January throughput since 2010 (1.34 million short tons), total maritime tonnage for the Port of Duluth-Superior finished...
by import2 | January 28, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
SELKIRK SETTLER (Hull #256) was launched January 28, 1983, at Govan, Scotland, by Govan Shipbuilding Ltd. She sails today as SPRUCEGLEN for Canada Steamship Lines. At 4 a.m. on 28 January 1879, the ferry SARNIA was discovered on fire while lying at Fitzgerald’s...
by import2 | January 27, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1912, the Great Lakes Engineering Works’ Ecorse yard launched the steel bulk freighter WILLIAM P. SNYDER JR (Hull #83), for the Shenango Furnace Co. LEON FALK JR. closed the 1974 season at Superior by loading 17,542 tons of ore bound for Detroit. January 27,...
by import2 | January 27, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Green Bay’s extended shipping season concludes The last ship of the shipping season from the Port of Green Bay set sail on Wednesday. Dean Haen, director for the Port of Green Bay, says warmer temperatures extended the season. “The ships have been able to freely...
by import2 | January 26, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1994 THALASSA DESGAGNES (steel propeller tanker, 131.43 meters, 5,746 gross tons, built in 1976, in Norway, as the a.) JOASLA, renamed b.) ORINOCO in 1979, c.) RIO ORINOCO in 1982) entered service for Groupe Desgagnes. The keel for CLIFFS VICTORY, a). NOTRE DAME...
