by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The career of Metis can be divided into four stages. It has sailed as a canaller, lengthened canaller, cement carrier and barge. It continues in the latter service, as needed. This was the last canal-sized ship built for C.S.L. The 259 foot long carrier was...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Built in 2003 by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corp., Shimonoseki, Japan, as Arklow Wave, this vessel was converted to a cement carrier in 2017 and renamed NACC Toronto. Her name was changed to NACC Argonaut in 2018 prior to her entering service on the Great Lakes. NovaAlgoma...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Built in 2011 at Tuzla Gemi Endustrisi A.S., Tulza, Turkey, as Tenace. Converted to a cement carrier in 2016 and renamed NACC Quebec. NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers (NACC) is a 50/50 joint venture company between Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Holding SA of...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
This small cruise ship was ordered from Irving Shipyards, Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Pearl Seas Cruises in 2006 for $43.5 million as the first ship built for the cruise line. The keel for Pearl Mist was laid down on July 23, 2007. Pearl Seas and Irving began a dispute...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.’s Hull #292 was christened Red Crown and launched into the waters of the Manitowoc River on September 18, 1937. Red Crown was constructed as a powered tanker for the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, and was 465’03’’ long, 55’ wide, and 28’ long....
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
The 108 gross ton tug Adanac, which is Canada spelled backwards, was built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company of Port Arthur, ON, in 1913. The 80 foot, 3 inch long by 19 foot wide by 11 foot deep vessel was originally known as the Edward C. Whalen...
