Boatnerd News – June 4

Boatnerd News – June 4

WWII submarine USS COD heading to Erie for repairs Erie, PA ­– For the first time since 1963, the World War II Submarine USS COD is being dry docked for repairs. The submarine will make its way from Cleveland to Donjon Shipbuilding for repairs this month. The general...
Boatnerd News – June 3

Boatnerd News – June 3

New Soo Lock construction gets $480M in president’s 2022 budget Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The construction of a huge, new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks was awarded $480 million in federal funding in President Joe Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal. While the budget has...
Port Reports – June 3

Port Reports – June 3

Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: John G. Munson arrived at 20:09 (CST) Tuesday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; she departed at 11:52 Wednesday morning empty to load iron ore pellets in Two Harbors. Mesabi Miner departed at 14:10 with iron...
Boatnerd News June 1-2

Boatnerd News June 1-2

Algoma Central will build another Equinox 2.0 Class self-unloading vessel 6/1 – St. Catharines, ON – Algoma Central Corporation has announced that it has entered into a contract with Yangzijiang Shipyard in Taicang City, China to build a new Seaway Max...

Port Reports – June 2

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: It was a very busy day for the Duluth Entry. American Integrity arrived at 02:34 (CST) Tuesday morning to first fuel then load coal at SMET. Dorothy Ann and her barge Pathfinder...