by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The tug W. J. Ivan Purvis was purchased by John W. Purvis in 1972 but not renamed until 1976. The ship was repowered that year with the 1,200 horsepower General Motors diesel engine Model 12-567C that had previously served the second tanker named Bay Transport. This...
by import | May 22, 2020 | Import Vessels
The tug Wilfred M. Cohen (C318428) was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company as Hull 468 at Newport News, VA. The vessel entered service in 1948 as A. T. Lowmaster (US255423) for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. It generally worked on the American...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABOUT US Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping Online Inc. (GLSS) was founded in 1997 and designated a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation by the Internal Revenue Service in 2006. GLSS was organized to support the efforts of the Boatnerd...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading bulk freighter Buffalo was built in 1978 by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI at a cost of $25 million as Hull #721. She was launched March 16, 1978 and was christened August 8, 1978. The Buffalo’s sea trials were conducted from August 21...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
The Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier Canadian Enterprise was built as hull #65 by Port Weller Dry Docks, St. Catharines, ON for ULS Corporation (division of Upper Lakes Group, Inc.), Toronto, ON. The vessel is powered by 2 M.A.N. type 7L40/54A 7 cylinder 4,402...
by import | May 14, 2020 | Import Vessels
The Algoma Central Corp. bulk carrier Algoma Discovery was launched as hull number 642 at the 3 Maj Brodogradiliste d.d. shipyard, Rijeka, Croatia on November 25, 1986 as Malinska. Built to 729 feet in length and to the width of 75 feet and 9 inches, she was...
