by Roger LeLievre | October 10, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Michelle Briggs, Chief Park Ranger / Interpretive Specialist for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Soo Locks, was presented with the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division award for Interpretive Excellence at a ceremony earlier this week at the...
by Roger LeLievre | October 10, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
Toledo, OH: Arrivals were H. Lee White with ore for Ironville and Victory/Maumee to load coal at CSX. In port are Defiance/Ashtabula at Midwest Terminals and American Spirit at Torco. Departures were Algoma Mariner for Port Weller, Federal Delta for Montreal, Algoma...
by Roger LeLievre | October 10, 2026 | Boatnerd News
A new tugboat has joined Thunder Bay Tug Services Ltd. with the arrival of Harriet M in Thunder Bay on October 8, 2026. The tug was acquired from Moran Towing Corporation of Philadelphia, PA. Built in 1978 at Jakobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, NY, Harriet M measures...
by Roger LeLievre | October 9, 2026 | Boatnerd News
STURGEON BAY, WI – The 482-foot-long heavy lift vessel BBC Philippines is at Sturgeon Bay, WI, delivering a cargo of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) tanks. The tanks are for the new build 3794, a bunkering barge that will be used to fuel ships at sea. On Thursday, the tug...
by Roger LeLievre | October 9, 2026 | Boatnerd News
OWEN SOUND, ON. – With the 2026 sailing season wrapping up on October 18, the Owen Sound Transportation Co. reminds passengers and community members that the MS Chi-Cheemaun will proceed to dry dock for her five-year inspection following the end of the season. OSTC...
