January 4 – Port Reports

January 4 – Port Reports

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 20:22 (CST) Monday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. John G. Munson arrived at 20:35 to also load at CN#6. As of Monday night,...
Boatnerd News – January 4

Boatnerd News – January 4

Detroit vessel traffic numbers for 2021 Detroit, MI – Here’s a summary of what shipping looked like for Detroit in 2021. There were 1,141 total vessel arrivals in Detroit between Jan 1 and Dec 31, and 645 of those vessel arrivals were to either load or unload...
Today in Great Lakes History –  January 4

Today in Great Lakes History –  January 4

On January 4, 1978, IRVING S. OLDS was involved in a collision with the steamer ARMCO while convoying in heavy ice in the Livingstone Channel of the lower Detroit River. The OLDS hit a floe of heavy ice, came to a complete stop and the ARMCO, unable to stop, hit the...
Port Reports – January 3

Port Reports – January 3

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: No vessel traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Sunday night, Defiance and Ashtabula were still anchored outside Duluth waiting to load in Two Harbors;...
Boatnerd News – January 3

Boatnerd News – January 3

Quebec Express first ship to reach the Port of Montreal in 2022 Montreal, QC – Vylona Jessy’s birthday is Jan. 1 and this year her husband, Captain Felino D’Souza of the Quebec Express, plans to gift her with a prize awarded to him by the Montreal Port Authority. For...