Boatnerd News – February 18

Boatnerd News – February 18

U.S.-flag shipping on the Great Lakes up 16.8 percent in 2021 Cleveland, OH – U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 81.8 million tons of cargo in 2021, an increase of 16.8 percent compared to 2020.  The 2021 float was less than 1 percent below the fleet’s...
Port Reports – February 17

Port Reports – February 17

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Tuesday; 19:43 USCG Katmai Bay stopped in the Straits of Mackinac. Wednesday; 7:32 USCG Katmai Bay departed for Sault Ste Marie. 9:01 Algoma Sault was underway for Chicago. 9:54...
Port Reports – February 16

Port Reports – February 16

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Tuesday; 7:41 USCG Katmai Bay resumed ice operations.and at 18:00 was proceeding east to the Straits of Mackinac. Algoma Intrepid, Algoma Niagara and Algoma Sault are stopped...
Port Reports – February 15

Port Reports – February 15

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Algoma Niagara and Algoma Intrepid were both stopped west of Algoma Sault’s position at the edge of the thick lake ice awaiting escort.Monday; 7:30 USCG Biscayne Bay began...
Boatnerd News – February 15

Boatnerd News – February 15

Bone dry January drops some Great Lakes’ water levels more than usual It was a very dry and cold January across the Great Lakes’ drainage basin. As a result, all of the Great Lakes had declining water levels in January. Three Great Lakes declined more than usual. Lake...