by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton On June 4th, 1968, the keel was laid at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC for their hull #667 which turned out to be the last straight deck Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built with cabins and pilot house forward. The new bulk carrier was...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton The keel for Lauzon, Quebec’s Davie Shipbuilding Company’s hull #690 was laid September 22nd, 1964. Built to meet the dimensions allowed by the new St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959, this new Canadian Great Lakes bulk carrier was launched...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton Built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON as hull #172; this traditional styled straight deck bulk carrier was launched as the Black Bay on September 20, 1962 for owner Canadian General Electric Co. (Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, PQ as...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched April 28, 1981 as the lake bulk carrier Lake Wabush, this Seaway-sized vessel was built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON, for Nipigon Transports Ltd. She was powered by 2 Krupp MAK model 6M552AK 5,100 b.h.p. diesel engines burning intermediate grade...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Designed specifically for Imperial Oil’s service requirements along the Canadian East Coast and Arctic regions; this coastal tanker was built as hull #39 by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd., St. Catharines, ON. The keel was laid down on June 25, 1965 with the...
by import | March 23, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched September 27, 1961; this ocean and Seaway bulk carrier was built by Hall Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen, Scotland as the Gosforth for the Burnett Steamship Co. Ltd., Newcastle, England. She is powered by a Sulzer 4,100 horsepower 6 cylinder diesel engine...
