by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton Built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON as hull #172; this traditional styled straight deck bulk carrier was launched as the Black Bay on September 20, 1962 for owner Canadian General Electric Co. (Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, PQ as...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched April 28, 1981 as the lake bulk carrier Lake Wabush, this Seaway-sized vessel was built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON, for Nipigon Transports Ltd. She was powered by 2 Krupp MAK model 6M552AK 5,100 b.h.p. diesel engines burning intermediate grade...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Designed specifically for Imperial Oil’s service requirements along the Canadian East Coast and Arctic regions; this coastal tanker was built as hull #39 by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd., St. Catharines, ON. The keel was laid down on June 25, 1965 with the...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched September 27, 1961; this ocean and Seaway bulk carrier was built by Hall Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen, Scotland as the Gosforth for the Burnett Steamship Co. Ltd., Newcastle, England. She is powered by a Sulzer 4,100 horsepower 6 cylinder diesel engine...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton Launched Oct.23, 1970 as the Carl Gorthon; this unlimited ocean class crane equipped bulk carrier was built to Ice Class I standards by Hollming O/Y, Rauma, Finland for Rederi A/B Gylfe, Halsingborg, Sweden. Her original dimensions were...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton Having the distinction as being the first “730-footer” (Canadian or American) built meeting the new length allowances of the Welland Canal and St. Lawrence Seaway; the keel for this Great Lakes gearless bulk carrier (“straight decker”) was laid...
