by import2 | February 7, 2023 | Boatnerd News
American Lakers Invest $126 Million in the Great Lakes States CLEVELAND, OHIO (February 6, 2023) – U.S. shipping companies operating exclusively on the Great Lakes transitioned from sailing to the annual process of repairing, maintaining and modernizing their fleet of...
by import2 | February 7, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from February 6, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Fast Eddie awakens! For the first time in 14 years, steamer Edward L. Ryerson’s AIS...
by import2 | February 5, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Steamer Alpena completes 81st year of service The longest running vessel in service on the Great Lakes, the steamship Alpena, just completed its 81st overall year of service. Originally built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works Corporation in 1942 as an iron ore...
by import2 | February 4, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from February 3, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports Algoma Intrepid arrived at 22:15 Monday with deicing salt from Compass Minerals, Goderich. She tied up at...
by import2 | February 3, 2023 | Boatnerd News
U.S.-Flag Great Lakes Shipping Down in 2022 CLEVELAND – U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 76.4 million tons of cargo in 2022, a decrease of 6.6 percent compared to 2021. The 2022 float was 7.1 percent below the fleet’s 5-year average. Iron ore cargos...
