by Roger LeLievre | May 28, 2026 | Boatnerd News
The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the Manitowoc, WI-built USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake Ohio city. “Steel. Strength. Power,” acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao posted on social media to mark the...
by Roger LeLievre | May 28, 2026 | Boatnerd News
The Algoma Central Corp.’s website vessel listing now includes Kaministiqua, Robert S. Pierson and Saginaw, purchased earlier this year from Lower Lakes Towing. Not included are Michipicoten (laid up at Superior) and Valo (American Valor, in long-tern layup at...
by Roger LeLievre | May 27, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – On Jan. 18 of this year, Algoma Steel announced it had permanently shut down its No. 7 blast furnace and its associated coke batteries. That, we were told, was the end of coal-based integrated steelmaking in Sault Ste. Marie. Going forward,...
by Roger LeLievre | May 27, 2026 | Boatnerd News, Noteworthy Passages
The latest addition to the McKeil Marine fleet, the Ontario Venture was upbound at the Soo Tuesday. She is headed for Thunder Bay. Originally built in 2004 as a tanker, the vessel underwent a major rebuild in China before arriving in Canada in late March 2026.
by Roger LeLievre | May 26, 2026 | Boatnerd News
ATB combo Cape Henry and DBL103 barge are currently making a scheduled stop in Montreal for their mandatory Seaway inspection before heading further inland. This is the newly-built American tugboat and oil barge combo’s maiden voyage up the St. Lawrence Seaway....
