Thunder Bay (3)

In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming...
Whitefish Bay (2)

Whitefish Bay (2)

In October 2010, the Government of Canada elected to remove a long standing 25% import duty on vessels built in foreign yards and brought under Canadian flag. This duty had been put in place to protect Canadian shipyards from foreign competition but was becoming...

Hamburg

M/S Hamburg is a 15,000-ton, 420-passenger luxury cruise ship owned by the Conti Group and operated by Plantours Kreuzfahrten. She was built in 1997 in Wismar, Germany. Her relative small size (overall length 472 feet) allowed her to transit the Great Lakes in North...

Cason J. Callaway

By Jody Aho The Cason J. Callaway was one of the eight “AAA” class vessels which entered service during 1952 and 1953. She was the last of the trio of vessels in this class (the Philip R. Clarke and Arthur M. Anderson were the first two) built for...
Edgar B. Speer

Edgar B. Speer

by George WhartonThis twin-screw self-unloading bulk carrier was built in two sections. The forward cargo section was built by American Shipbuilding Co., Toledo, OH and was transferred to the Amship yard in Lorain, OH where it was mated up with the aft section. The...