Boatnerd News – May 16

Passenger ship season starts in the Soo SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The first of an estimated 44 dockings by passenger ships between now and October happened Sunday when the Ocean Navigator (ex-Victory II) tied up at the Valley Camp dock. The vessel locked up in the...
Port Reports – May 15

Port Reports – May 15

Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen As the clock flipped to Saturday, CSL’s Baie Comeau arrived off the Superior Entry and dropped anchor to wait in line for ore at BNSF 5. The first vessel traffic inside the harbor was the departure of James R. Barker; she...
Boatnerd News – May 15

Boatnerd News – May 15

Warship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul locks upbound Saturday Sault Ste. Marie – The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul was upbound at the Soo Locks around 12:30 p.m. Saturday headed to Duluth-Superior where she will be commissioned at 10 AM on May 21.  She was assisted at the...
Port Reports – May 14

Port Reports – May 14

Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen After loading Minntac pellets at CN 6, Arthur M. Anderson made her way outbound under the Aerial Lift Bridge at 10:14. The classic AAA laker is due next at the southern end of Lake Michigan to unload her cargo at U.S....
Boatnerd News – May 14

Boatnerd News – May 14

‘Sure looks beautiful’: Freshly painted, SS Badger gets to work Ludington, MI – Decked in fresh paint and outfitted with several upgrades, the SS Badger made its first trip of the season to Manitowoc, Wisconsin and back on Thursday. It was an “absolutely...