Boatnerd News – April 11, 2024

Boatnerd News – April 11, 2024

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Lifetime Achievement Supporting U.S. Great Lakes Shipping   WASHINGTON D.C.  (April 10, 2024) – On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) recognized the significant contributions Michigan Senator Debbie...
Port Report  April 11, 2024

Port Report April 11, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 10 , 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 – April 10, 2024

Boatnerd News – April 10, 2024

Great Lakes ports could get a boost as supply chains diversify   The fallout from Baltimore’s deadly bridge collapse could result in more business for local ports. The big picture: The Port of Baltimore leads the nation for automobile shipments and handled...
Port Report  April 10, 2024

Port Report April 10, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, April 9 , 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 – April 9, 2024

Boatnerd News – April 9, 2024

Jack Messmer is MHSD Historian of the Year for 2024 The Marine Historical Society of Detroit has named Jack Messmer as its 2024 Great Lakes Marine Historian of the Year. Messmer was born in 1950 at Erie, PA, and moved to Buffalo in 1961. He graduated from Canisius...