by import2 | July 20, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
LEON FALK JR. was christened at Cleveland, July 20, 1961, after one trip to Duluth, Minnesota, for ore. HORACE JOHNSON (Hull#805) was launched July 20, 1929, at Lorain, Ohio, by American Ship Building Co. for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. JAY C. MORSE (Hull#438) was...
by import2 | July 19, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Indiana Harbor departed at 00:32 (CST) Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. American Century arrived at 08:30 to load coal at SMET. Great Republic departed at 13:09 with iron ore pellets for Gary. As...
by import2 | July 19, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Scrap tow tug heads for Montreal, probably for Algoma Spirit A fairly well-known ocean tug on the St. Lawrence River, the VB Hispania, left Vigo, Spain Saturday morning for Montreal to presumably pick up the Algoma Spirit, which has been renamed Piri for the overseas...
by import2 | July 19, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Presque Isle departed at 00:46 (CST) Saturday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. Great Republic arrived at 14:59 to fuel and unload limestone at C.Reiss; she’s expected to shift to CN#6 for iron ore pellets once...
by import2 | July 18, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1974, Interlake Steamship decommissioned the COLONEL JAMES PICKANDS after 48 years of service due to continuing problems with her boilers and engines. AGAWA CANYON struck an abutment at Welland Canal’s Bridge 11, at Allanburg, Ontario, on July 18,...
