Boatnerd News – May 4, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 4, 2025

Steelmaker Cleveland Cliffs to idle 3 steel plants in Pennsylvania and Illinois HARRISBURG — Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs will indefinitely idle three steel plants this summer, saying Friday it is being buffeted by sluggish demand and pricing for some products,...
Port Report – May 4, 2025

Port Report – May 4, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Saturday May 3.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Boatnerd News – May 3, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 3, 2025

Soo Locks Visitor Center opens up for 2025 season The Soo Locks Visitor Center, located inside the Soo Locks Canal Park on Portage Avenue, officially opened at 10 a.m. Thursday for the 2025 season. The Algoma Harvester freighter welcomed those to opening day as it...
Port Report – May 3, 2025

Port Report – May 3, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday May 2.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Boatnerd News – May 2, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 2, 2025

Museum Ship Schoonmaker, Tug Ohio Now Open for Season TOLEDO, OH – The National Museum of the Great Lakes is thrilled to announce the reopening of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio for the 2025 season today, Thursday, May 1st. We are...