by import2 | June 5, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
Over the winter of 1960 – 1961, CHARLES M. SCHWAB was rebuilt by joining the forward end of the original SCHWAB with the after end of the former oil tanker GULFPORT. On this date in 1961, Captain Raphael “Dewey” Marsden conducted sea trials with the...
by import2 | June 4, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Fed up with supply chain delays, Wisconsin company turns to Twin Ports shipping service to move goods In a word, Charles Wachsmuth describes ongoing supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic as a “cluster.” The vice president of...
by import2 | June 4, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen The Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge rose to its full height of 135 feet in the wee hours of the morning to give passage to the departing Federal Seto. The Seto, clearing the canal at...
by import2 | June 4, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1947, the Canada Steamship Lines steamer EMPEROR, loaded with ore and bound for Ashtabula, hit the rocks off Isle Royale at 4:10 a.m. The vessel sank within minutes but the crew was able to launch 2 lifeboats. Captain Eldon Walkinshaw, First Mate D. Moray, and 10...
by import2 | June 3, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes cruises return, with stops in Cleveland CLEVELAND, OH – Great Lakes cruising has returned to the Port of Cleveland with the first ships dropping anchor in Northeast Ohio last month. Cleveland has seen a steady increase in cruise ships in recent...
