Boatnerd News – January 30

Boatnerd News – January 30

Seaway tolls to increase by 2 percent in 2022 The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced a toll rate increase of 2.0% for the 2022 navigation season (see images below). The SLSMC announced a toll rate increase of 2.0% for the 2022 navigation...

Port Reports – January 29

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Friday; Erika Kobasic arrived to assist Anglian Lady / Iron Master and Wilfred M Cohen to the Straits of Mackinac. 6:14 CCGS Griffon was underway to begin ice operations. 7:07...
Boatnerd News – January 29

Boatnerd News – January 29

Alpena leaves shipyard, heads for namesake port Sturgeon Bay, WI –The cement carrier Alpena left Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, Friday evening. She is headed to Alpena, MI, to load and then Cleveland to layup. She was at BayShip for her five-year inspection...
Port Reports – January 28

Port Reports – January 28

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net St. Marys River – Roger LeLievre The tanker Algonova arrived at the Purvis Dock in the lower harbor on the Canadian side to unload Thursday around noon in blizzard conditions, escorted by USCG Biscayne Bay, which...
Boatnerd News – January 28

Boatnerd News – January 28

Dossin Great Lakes Museum opens freighter model display Detroit, MI – Freighters are making their last journeys of the season, but we’ve got plenty of them – miniature versions at least – coming to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. “Maritime Miniatures: The Art of the...