by import2 | September 9, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Century-old James Whalen tugboat being raised at Thunder Bay after sinking this May THUNDER BAY, ON – Work to lift the submerged James Whalen tugboat from the Kaministiquia River has begun. The crane-equipped heavy-lift barge Coastal Titan arrived at the Port earlier...
by import2 | September 9, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Editor’s Note: Our daily photo galleries are back! Thank you for your patience. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Fresh out of Superior on Wednesday night with a load of ore from BNSF, American Spirit would...
by import2 | September 9, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 09 September 1889, the FOLGER (wooden propeller wrecking tug, 69 foot, 64 gross tons, built in 1881, at Kingston, Ontario) was sailing upbound past St. Clair, Michigan when fire was discovered in her engine room. Her wheelsman stuck to his post as long as possible,...
by import2 | September 8, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Lakes Limestone Trade Up 5.3 Percent in August CLEVELAND, OH – Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.8 million tons in August, an increase of 5.3 percent from 2021. Limestone cargos were below the month’s 5-year average by 1.6 percent. Loadings...
by import2 | September 8, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Cover image: Kaye E. Barker arriving in Milwaukee with stone from Stoneport on a pleasant evening. Timothy Keefe image, September 7 Editor’s Note: Our daily photo galleries are currently down due to a technical issue....
