by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Todd Davidson When the St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened in April of 1959, a new era was created for the Great Lakes. The demand for larger ships, both domestically and from around the world would shape the face of shipping on the Lakes. Upper Lakes Shipping...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
Built for the thriving package freight business on the Great Lakes in the 1960s and 1970s by Davie Shipbuilding & Repair Ltd. of Lauzon, QC, (Davie hull #652); this vessel was launched as the package freighter Fort William for Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) of...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
On April 23, 1976, the shipbuilding firm of Ankerlokken Verft Glommen A/S of Fredrikstad, Norway, delivered their Hull 189 to Lars Rej Johansenn & Knut A. Knutsen. The 441′ 5″ long by 56′ 5″ wide by 32′ 10″, double-hulled tanker...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton This medium sized traditional styled straight deck bulk carrier was built by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON and was launched Nov.27, 1963 as Sir Denys Lowson for Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. The laker is diesel powered and is...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
In November 1913, a tempest known as The Great Storm ravaged the lakes. One of the vessels lost with all hands was the three-year-old steamer CHARLES S. PRICE. In order to replace the ill-fated vessel’s carrying capacity, the Mahoning Steamship Company of Cleveland...
by import | March 21, 2021 | Import Vessels
Built by Collingwood Shipyards, division Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd., Collingwood, ON as hull # 178, the keel for this versatile smaller vessel was laid on September 20, 1962. Launched January 8, 1963 as the Yankcanuck (2) for the Yankcanuck Steamships...
