Boatnerd News – September 15, 2023

NACC Antigua nears Seaway for first time A cement carrier partially owned by Algoma will soon enter the Seaway for the first time, the NACC ANTIGUA, OMI No. 9512587. Destination Detroit from Djen Djen, Algeria. NACC is the abbreviation for Nova Algoma Cement Carriers....

Boatnerd News – September 14, 2023

Retired Canadian Coast Guard vessel to become Airbnb restaurant There’s something new coming to the waterfront in Amherstburg! Perhaps one of the most anticipated and unique business ventures to materialize in Southwestern Ontario in decades! The new owners of...

Boatnerd News – September 13, 2023

Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer aground in Greenland A modern expedition cruise ship with 206 people on board has run aground in Greenland’s Alpefjord, located within the Northeast Greenland National Park, Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) reported Tuesday....

Port Reports – September 11, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Sunday, September 10, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney Edgar B. Speer is running South of Isle Royale heading for the Gary Works. Arthur M. Anderson is...

Boatnerd News – September 10, 2023

Boardman/Harriman rechristened at DeTour Last Wednesday, the John W. Boardman/Lewis G. Harriman was rechristened on the 100th anniversary of her 1923 launch during a ceremony at DeTour, Mich., where the ship’s forward end now resides. Jill Vander Meulen, who...