by Roger LeLievre | April 16, 2026 | Boatnerd News
CLEVELAND, OHIO – The 105-foot-long tug Golden Anchor (IMO # 81160250) arrived at on Cleveland April 9. A social media post indicated the 1981-built tug, most recently based in Louisiana, will eventually enter service for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, NY,...
by Roger LeLievre | April 16, 2026 | Boatnerd News
The Welland Canal is closed to traffic in both directions at Port Colborne, ON, until further notice as a result of BBC Tokyo hitting Bridge 21 at approximately noon Thursday. The Clarence Street Bridge (Bridge 21) has been in the up position since the saltwater...
by Roger LeLievre | April 16, 2026 | Boatnerd News
DULUTH — City officials have stepped back to consider whether they should invest more money to better establish Duluth as a port of call for Great Lakes cruise ships in the face of dwindling traffic. To allow for that conversation, city councilors delayed action...
by Roger LeLievre | April 16, 2026 | Boatnerd News
TOLEDO, OH – This Earth Day, the National Museum of the Great Lakes invites you to experience a powerful new chapter in Great Lakes storytelling. Opening April 22, Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John & Virginia Hankison...
by Roger LeLievre | April 16, 2026 | Boatnerd News
MARINETTE, WI – Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has been awarded a $30 million U.S. Navy contract in support of construction of four Medium Landing Ship (LSM) vessels under the Navy’s new acquisition framework. The award supports the immediate procurement o f long...
