by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Samuel de Champlain was built in 1975 by Mangone Shipyard of Houston, Texas, as the large harbor tugboat Musketeer Fury for Bernhard Hansen AS of Norway. She was completed and entered service in 1976. In 1978, Bernhard Hansen sold the tug, and she was renamed Tender...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton This “L6-S-A1” type (more commonly known as “Maritimer” class) steel bulk freighter was built in 1943 at an approximate cost of $1.97 million by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH (hull # 828) as the Mesabi for...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Andrew Torrence The vessel Voyageur Pioneer has truly had a colorful career, both in hull colors and trade routes. Her original owners, James Richardson & Sons through their division, Pioneer Shipping Ltd., were dedicated to grain transportation on the Great...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.’s river-class vessel Manitoulin (IMO 8810918) is the result of joining the pre-existing stern section of a Danish-registered chemical tanker with a new, self-unloading bow section built in China. The saltwater Lalandia Swan, owned by Uni...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Originally Authored by Jody L. AhoEdited and updated by Scott Bjorklund The Michipicoten was one of a trio of vessels built on saltwater in 1952 due to a back-up of orders at Great Lakes shipyards. She was launched as the Elton Hoyt 2nd to serve as the new...
by import | March 30, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton, updated by Sam Hankinson Mississagi, the oldest-operating Canadian flagged laker on the Great Lakes, sailed her last in late 2020. The vessel began its career in 1943 when it was launched at Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan, as the...
