Boatnerd News – December 14, 2024

St. Lawrence Seaway to close Jan. 10 The St. Lawrence Seaway has begun the process of shutting down for the 2024 shipping season. The Seaway system, which includes the Welland Canal and its eight locks in Port Colborne, Thorold and St. Catharines, began the shutdown...

Port Report December 14, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Friday, December 13, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – December 13, 2024

Cargo offload underway from Tim S. Dool Cargo lightering and refloating operations began Thursday for the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Tim S. Dool, marking a crucial phase in the recovery efforts following its grounding last month. Cargo will be taken from two holds...

Port Report December 13, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, December 12, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – December 12, 2024

Tim S. Dool lightering now underway CLEVELAND — Cargo operations and subsequent refloating attempts for the motor vessel Tim S. Dool began December 12 and could continue for several days. As the operation began, winds were gusting up to 30 knots. It was taking about...