by import | February 1, 2022 | Import Vessels
This Great Lakes self unloading bulk carrier was built in two sections as hull #717 by Bay Shipbuilding and Dry Dock co., Sturgeon Bay, WI. The keel for the 660′ bow section was laid on October 6, 1976 and was launched April 28, 1977. The completed “super...
by import | February 1, 2022 | Import Vessels
The keel for Algoma Intrepid was laid in late 2016 as the Algoma Endurance, being launched on June 8, 2017. Algoma Central cancelled the construction contract for the Intrepid and three other 740′ Equinox Class ships, due to delays and the shipyard experiencing...
by import | February 1, 2022 | Import Vessels
Algoma Mariner was constructed by the Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China as hull number CX0324, it was the second vessel constructed in Algoma Central Corporation’s bulk fleet renewal program (beginning in 2008 with the Algobay /Radcliffe R. Latimer...
by import | February 1, 2022 | Import Vessels
Omisalj was constructed in 1987 by 3 Maj Brodogradiliste d.d. Shipyard of Rijeka, Croatia, as an ocean-going bulk carrier. She was constructed to maximum Seaway dimensions at 729’ long, 75’09’’ wide, and 48’05’’ deep, and was fitted with 3 large deck cranes. She could...
by import | December 8, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Jody L. Aho and George Wharton This classic Great Lakes bulk carrier was built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, and entered service on September 24, 1952. The vessel was built along the same basic plans used for building U.S. Steel’s...
