Port Reports – April 16

Port Reports – April 16

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: James R. Barker departed at 14:17 (CST) Friday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Toledo. Mesabi Miner departed at 21:42 Friday night with low sulfur coal for St....
Today in Great Lakes History – April 16

Today in Great Lakes History – April 16

16 April 1907 – In a blinding snowstorm, the LOUIS PAHLOW (wooden propeller package freighter, 155 foot, 366 gross tons, built in 1882, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was towing the DELTA (wooden schooner, 134 foot, 269 gross tons, built in 1890, at Algonac, Michigan) on...
Port Reports – April 15

Port Reports – April 15

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: No traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Thursday night, James R. Barker was still at CN#6 either loading or waiting for weather to improve. James R....
Boatnerd News – April 15

Boatnerd News – April 15

  Great Lakes iron ore trade down in March Cleveland, OH – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 579,217 tons in March, a decrease of 54.9 percent compared to 2021. Loadings also trailed the month’s 5-year average by nearly 60 percent. Year-to-date the iron...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 15

Today in Great Lakes History – April 15

15 April 15, 1955, American Steamship’s steamer DETROIT EDISON entered service, departing Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for Port Inland, Michigan, on her maiden trip. 15 April 1907 – The Rutland Line’s OGDENSBURG (steel propeller package freighter, 242-foot, 2329 gross...