Boatnerd News – November 13, 2025

A fourth new foreign ocean-going vessel is coming to the St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes network relatively soon  You’re not dreaming. A fourth new foreign ocean vessel is coming to the Maritime/Grand Lakes network relatively soon. All but one are registered in...

Port Report – November 13, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday November 12.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – November 12, 2025

Thousands attend Edmund Fitzgerald 50th memorial ceremony at Whitefish Point    WHITEFISH POINT, NMI – Thousands of people gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point on a windswept section of Lake Superior on Monday, Nov. 10 to mark the 50th...

Port Report – November 12, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday November 11.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – November 11, 2025

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in October    CLEVELAND – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.4 million tons in October, a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to 2024.  Shipments were 8 percent below the month’s 5-year average.    Year-to-date, the iron...