by import2 | July 25, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Museum features Detroit company’s 74-year history of ‘pail mail’ In a world where technology is growing by leaps and bounds, old-fashioned mail service continues to be a mainstay on the Detroit River not far from the west end of Lake Erie. The J.W....
by import2 | July 24, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Coming soon: Interactive port facilities map! Reports by Joshua Hebeisen will resume on Monday and Tuesday. Calumet Harbor, IL – Peter Minten There is a rather unique situation in Calumet Harbour with 2 Wagenborg ships...
by import2 | July 24, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On July 24, 1980, 34 ships were delayed when the BALTIC SKOU, a 595 foot Danish-flag freighter built in 1977, ran aground after losing power three miles east of the Snell Lock, near Massena, New York. The ship, loaded with sunflower seeds, was headed for Montreal and...
by import2 | July 23, 2022 | Boatnerd News
New Lock at the Soo Phase 1 construction nears completion SAULT STE MARIE, MI – With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting...
by import2 | July 23, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Coming soon: Interactive port facilities map! Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen At around 04:00, tug Joyce L. VanEnkevort pulled her mated barge Great Lakes Trader – filled with 35,000 tons of Hibtac...
