Port Reports – September 30

Port Reports – September 30

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net   Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Arneborg departed at 17:47 (CST) Tuesday evening with beet pulp pellets for Ireland. Presque Isle arrived at 18:04 to fuel then load iron ore pellets at CN#6....
Today in Great Lakes History – September 30

Today in Great Lakes History – September 30

GOVERNOR MILLER was towed down the Welland Canal on September 30, 1980, in tow of TUG MALCOLM, STORMONT and ARGUE MARTIN on her way to Quebec City. On September 30, 1896, SUMATRA (wooden schooner-barge, 204 foot, 845 gross tons, built in 1874, at Black River, Ohio)...
Boatnerd News – September 29

Boatnerd News – September 29

Great Lakes shipyards are bustling Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity for some shipbuilders. But disparities in activity between...
Port Reports – September 29

Port Reports – September 29

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: James R. Barker arrived at 06:59 (CST) Monday morning to fuel and load low sulfur coal at SMET. Oakglen changed orders from Two Harbors and arrived at 16:29 to load...
Today in Great Lakes History – September 29

Today in Great Lakes History – September 29

On September 29, 1952, the CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON entered service. This vessel was renamed b.) ERNEST R. BREECH when it was sold to the Ford Motor Company in 1962, and it was renamed c.) KINSMAN INDEPENDENT, when it was sold to Kinsman Lines in 1988. Sold Canadian in...