Winter Layup 2025-26

Winter Layup Lists

TankersPassenger VesselsBulk CarriersTankers

Alba Tankers

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Baltic Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit

Algoma Central Corp.

Bulk Carriers
Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Algoma Bear Montreal, QC Section 56N 14 Jan 2026 1 Mar 2026
Algoma Buffalo Port Colborne, ON above Lock 8
below Lock 8
13 Jan 2026
21 Mar 2026
21 Mar 2026
16 Apr 2026
Algoma Compass Owen Sound, ON East Wall 18 Jan 2026 15 Apr 2026
Algoma Conveyor Les Machins, QC Verreault Drydock 8 Mar 2026 29 Mar 2026
Algoma Discovery Montreal, QC Section 56N 9 Jan 2026 25 Mar 2026
Algoma Endeavour Hamilton, ON 11 West – Bunge 10 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026
Algoma Equinox Hamilton, ON 22 – Lafarge 13 Jan 2026 23 Mar 2026
Algoma Guardian Montreal, QC Mackay Wharf 13 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Algoma Harvester Port Weller, ON Ontario Shipyard 9 Jan 2026 11 Apr 2026
Algoma Innovator Port Colborne, ON
Sarnia, ON
above Bridge 21
Sidney Smith dock
11 Jan 2026
18 Mar 2026
19 Feb 2026
19 Apr 2026
Algoma Intrepid Goderich, ON outer salt dock 22 Mar 2026 8 Apr 2026
Algoma Mariner Veracruz, MX
Tampa, FL
Hutchinson Ports Shipyard
Tampa Shipyard
22 Jan 2026
14 Jun 2026
3 Jun 2026
30 Jun 2026
Algoma Niagara Port Colborne, ON above Bridge 21 7 Feb 2026 25 Mar 2026
Algoma Sault Hamilton, ON 26 S – Hooper Welding 5 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026
Algoma Strongfield Hamilton, ON 25 N – Agrico 6 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026
Captain Henry Jackman Hamilton, ON 21 – AMD 15 Jan 2026 23 Mar 2026
John D. Leitch Baie Comeau, QC
Port Weller, ON
Quai 1
Ontario Shipyard
11 Jan 2026
28 Jul 2026
7 Apr 2026
17 Sep 2026
Radcliffe R. Latimer Port Colborne, ON below Lock 8 10 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Tim S. Dool Goderich, ON North Wall, East End 26 Dec 2024 Long Term
Tankers
Vessel Name (Tankers) Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Algoberta Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit
Algocanada Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit
Algoluna Operating between Montreal & Gulf of St. Lawrence
Algonova Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit
Algoscotia Operating in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Algosolis Operating between Montreal & Europe
Algoterra Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit
Algotitan Montreal, QC Section 72 5 Feb 2026 14 Mar 2026

American Steamship

Subsidiary of Rand-ASC Holdings

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
American Century Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 4 17 Jan 2026 17 Apr 2026
American Integrity Erie, OH Don Jon Shipyard 14 Jan 2026 27 Apr 2026
American Spirit Toledo, OH
Toledo, OH
CSX Docks
CSX Docks
21 Jan 2026
7 Sep 2026
15 Apr 2026
1 Oct 2026
Burns Harbor Superior, WI Elevator M 13 Jan 2026 24 Mar 2026
Indiana Harbor Superior, WI Lakehead Pipeline 5 Jan 2026 24 Mar 2026
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 4 16 Jan 2026 30 Mar 2026

Amrize

(formerly Holcim, formerly LaFarge)
Operated by Andrie Inc.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
G. L. Ostrander/Integrity (tug/barge) Milwaukee, WI Amrize Dock 3 Jan 2026 25 Mar 2026
Samuel de Champlain/Innovation (tug/barge) Detroit, MI
Sturgeon Bay
Amrize Dock
Fincantieri Shipyard
6 Jan 2026
25 Mar 2026
8 Mar 2026
18 Apr 2026

Canada Steamship Lines

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Atlantic Huron Sheet Harbour, NS R. J. MacIsaac Construction 5 Jan 2026 Sold for scrap
Baie Comeau Thunder Bay, ON Keefer Terminal 8 Jan 2026 29 Mar 2026
Baie St. Paul Montreal, QC
Les Machins, QC
Section 56S
Verreault Drydock
13 Jan 2026
3 Mar 2026
2 Mar 2026
29 Mar 2026
CSL Assiniboine Les Machins, QC
Montreal, QC
Verreault Drydock
Section 56S
10 Jan 2026
2 Mar 2026
1 Mar 2026
12 Apr 2026
CSL Laurentien Montreal, QC
Les Machins, QC
Verreault Drydock
Section 56S
9 Jan 2026
3 Mar 2026
2 Mar 2026
27 Mar 2026
CSL Niagara Port Weller, ON Ontario Shipyard 8 Jan 2026 24 Mar 2026
CSL St-Laurent Montreal, QC Section 56S
Section 34
12 Dec 2025
23 Mar 2026
23 Mar 2026
28 Mar 2026
CSL Tadoussac Toronto, ON Marine Terminal 51 3 Jan 2026 24 Mar 2026
CSL Welland Hamilton, ON 14 West – FMT 16 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Ferbec Montreal, QC Section 24 21 Jan 2026 7 Mar 2026
Frontenac Port Colborne, ON below Lock 8 15 Jan 2026
17 Mar 2026
25 Jan 2026
4 May 2026
Nukumi Montreal, QC Section 37
Section 56N
20 Feb 2026
30 Mar 2026
27 Feb 2026
17 Apr 2026
Oakglen Goderich, ON
Port Weller, ON
North Wall
Ontario Shipyard
3 Jan 2026
8 May 2026
1 Apr 2026
20 Jun 2026
Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin Montreal, QC Section 34 29 Dec 2025 22 Mar 2026
Spruceglen Toronto, ON International Passenger Terminal
Redpath Sugar
2 Jan 2026
20 Mar 2026
20 Mar 2026
27 Mar 2026
Thunder Bay Midland, ON ADM Elevator 13 Jan 2026 1 Apr 2026
Whitefish Bay Sarnia, ON Cargil Elevator 19 Jan 2026 10 Mar 2026

Central Marine Logistics

Manager for Cleveland-Cliffs

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Edward L. Ryerson Superior, WI Fraser Shipyards 18 May 2009 Long Term
Joseph L. Block Milwaukee, WI Ozinga Dock 13 Jan 2026 24 Mar 2026
Wilfred Sykes Milwaukee, WI
Superior, WI
Ozinga Dock
Fraser Shipyard
24 Jan 2026
6 Jun 2026
27 Mar 2026
18 Jul 2026

Eureka Shipping

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Tamarack Toronto, ON Amrize Dock 26 Dec 2025 22 Mar 2026

G3 Canada Ltd.

Managed by Algoma Central Corp.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
G3 Marquis Hamilton, ON 26 M – G3 Canada 5 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026

Grand River Navigation

American subsidiary of Rand Logistics

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
American Courage Toledo, OH Ironville Dock
Ironhead Drydock
17 Jan 2026
22 Mar 2026
22 Mar 2026
7 Apr 2026
American Mariner Toledo, OH Torco Docks 14 Jan 2026 26 Mar 2026
C. T. C. No. 1 South Chicago, IL Indiana Grain Co-Op & Continental Grain 3 Dec 2010 Long Term
Calumet Erie, PA Don Jon Shipyard 26 Jan 2026 4 Mar 2026
Defiance/Ashtabula (tug/barge) Ashtabula, OH
Toledo, OH
Pinney Dock 2 Ext
Ironhead Shipyard
10 Jan 2026
8 Apr 2026
7 Apr 2026
26 Apr 2026
H. Lee White Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 1 Ext 16 Jan 2026 23 Apr 2026
Invincible Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 1 21 Dec 2014 Long Term
John J. Boland Superior, WI Fraser Shipyard 16 Jan 2026 23 Apr 2026
Manitowoc Ashtabula, OH
Ashtabula, OH
Pinney Dock 1
Pinney Dock 1 Ext
8 Jan 2026
13 Aug 2026
14 Apr 2026
29 Sep 2026
Olive L. Moore/Menominee (tug/barge) Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 2 Ext 7 Jan 2026 13 Apr 2026
Sam Laud Ashtabula, OH Pinney Dock 1 Ext 30 Jan 2026 14 Apr 2026
Victory/Maumee (tug/barge) Buffalo, NY Frontier Elevator 14 Jan 2026 4 Mar 2023

Great Lakes Fleet

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Arthur M. Anderson Toledo, OH Torco Dock 17 Jan 2025 Long Term
Cason J. Callaway Escanaba, MI N. Shore Marine Terminal 1 Dec 2023 Long Term
Edgar B. Speer Sturgeon Bay, WI Fincantieri Shipyard (engine repowering) 18 Jan 2026
Edwin H. Gott Toledo, OH CSX Docks 18 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Great Republic Toledo, OH Old Interlake Dock
Ironhead Drydock
Old Interlake Dock
3 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026
18 Mar 2026
11 Jan 2026
18 Mar 2026
9 Apr 2026
John G. Munson Toledo, OH CSX Docks 18 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Philip R. Clarke Toledo, OH Torco Dock 18 Jan 2025 Long Term
Presque Isle (integrated tug/barge) Erie, PA Carmeuse Dock 17 Jan 2026 23 Mar 2026
Roger Blough Conneaut, OH Dock 3 1 Nov 2022 Long Term

Group Desgagnés

Bulk Carriers
Bulker Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Acadia Desgagnés Operating overseas
Annette A. Desgagnés Operating overseas
Argentia Desgagnés Montreal, QC Quai 29 14 Nov 2025 28 Apr 2026
Berthe A. Desgagnés Operating overseas
Claude A. Desgagnés Operating overseas
Marcellin A. Desgagnés Operating overseas
Miena Desgagnés Operating overseas; Stuck in the Persian Gulf
Nordika Desgagnés Operating overseas
Rosaire A. Desgagnés Operating overseas; Stuck in the Persian Gulf
Sedna Desgagnés Operating overseas
Taïga Desgagnés Operating overseas
Zelada Desgagnés Operating overseas
Tanker Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Damia Desgagnés Montreal, QC Section 32 21 Jan 2026 3 Mar 2026
Espada Desgagnés Operating between Montreal & Quebec City
Gaïa Desgagnés Operating in Europe
Laurentia Desgagnés Operating between Montreal & Quebec City
Mia Desgagnés Operating in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Paul A. Desgagnés Operating between Montreal & Gulf of St. Lawrence
Rossi A. Desgagnés Operating on the East Coast
Sarah Desgagnés Montreal, QC Section 57 14 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026
Passenger Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Bella Desgagnés Three Rivers, QC Berth 3 12 Feb 2026 26 Mar 2026

Inland Lakes Management

Operated by Andrie Inc.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Alpena Cleveland, OH Amrize Dock 8 Jan 2026 12 Mar 2026
J. A. W. Iglehart Superior, WI Lafarge Dock (storage barge) 5 Nov 2006 Long Term

Interlake Steamship Company

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder (tug/barge) Toledo, OH Midwest Overseas Terminal 11 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026
Herbert C. Jackson Ecorse, MI Nicholsons 18 Jan 2026 30 Mar 2026
Hon. James L. Oberstar Superior, WI Fraser Shipyard 13 Jan 2026 23 Mar 2026
James R. Barker Sturgeon Bay, WI Fincantieri Shipyard 5 Jan 2026 23 Mar 2026
John Sherwin DeTour, MI Interlake Dock 17 Oct 2009 Long Term
Kaye E. Barker Toledo, OH
Superior, WI
Ecorse, MI
Torco Docks
Fraser Shipyard
Nicholsons
14 Jan 2026
11 May 2026
12 Jun 2026
8 Apr 2026
24 May 2026
29 Jun 2026
Lee A. Tregurtha Superior, WI Fraser Shipyard 16 Jan 2026 3 Mar 2026
Mark W. Barker Ecorse, MI Nicholsons 11 Jan 2026 21 Feb 2026
Mesabi Miner Superior, WI Fraser Shipyard 10 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Paul R. Tregurtha Toledo, OH Midwest Overseas Terminal 14 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Stewart J. Cort Milwaukee, WI
Superior, WI
Sturgeon Bay, WI
City Heavy Lift Dock
Midwest Energy Dock
Fincantieri Shipyard
20 Jan 2026
13 Jul 2026
6 Aug 2026
23 Mar 2026
31 Jul 2026
23 Sep 2026

Interlake Logistics Solutions

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 (tug/barge) Ludington, MI Rieth Riley Dock 8 Jan 2026 19 Mar 2026
LT-805 MG Winfield Scott (tug) Ludington, MI LMC Slip #3 29 Nov 2021 Long Term

Lake Express

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Lake Express Milwaukee, WI Menonmonee River Canal 31 Oct 2025 1 May 2026

Lake Michigan Carferry

Subsidiary of Interlake

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Badger Ludington, MI LMC Slip #1 12 Oct 2025 15 May 2026
Spartan Ludington, MI LMC Slip #3 7 Nov 1979 Long Term

Lake Service Shipping Co.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
McKee Sons (barge) Muskegon, MI Mart Dock 20 Dec 2014 Long Term

Lower Lakes Towing

Canadian subsidiary of Rand Logistics
Fleet sold to Algoma Central Corp. – February 27, 2026

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Kaministiqua Erie, PA
Sarnia, ON
Don Jon Shipyard
North Slip
10 Jan 2026
10 Feb 2026
7 Feb 2026
10 Apr 2026
Manitoulin Sturgeon Bay, WI Fincantieri Shipyard; sold to McKeil Marine 18 Jan 2026 9 Apr 2026
Michipicoten Superior, WI Fraser Shipyards 21 Jun 2024 Long Term
Robert S. Pierson Sarnia, ON North Slip 30 Dec 2025 19 May 2026
Saginaw Sarnia, ON North Slip 12 Jan 2026 25 Aug 2026
Valo (American Valor) Toledo, OH Hocking Valley Dock 4 Dec 2019 Long Term

McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Everlast/Norman McLeod (tug/barge) Hamilton, ON 24 W – McAsphalt 22 Dec 2025
Leo A. McArthur/John J. Carrick (tug/barge) Operating out of Windsor as cargo & weather permit
McAsphalt Advantage Sorel, QC Lanoraie Anchorage 13 Feb 2026 26 Mar 2026

McKeil Marine Ltd.

Bulker Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Blair McKeil Sydney, NS Ontario Shipyards 16 Mar 2026 7 Apr 2026
Evans Spirit Windsor, ON Morterm Terminal
ADM Elevator
Morterm Terminal
8 Jan 2026
26 Feb 2026
4 Mar 2026
26 Feb 2026
4 Mar 2026
23 Mar 2026
Florence Spirit Sorel, QC Richarson Elevator 6 Jan 2026 22 Mar 2026
Harvest Spirit Windsor, ON Morterm Terminal
ADM Elevator
11 Jan 2026
4 Mar 2026
4 Mar 2026
18 Mar 2026
Kathy McKeil Windsor, ON ADM Elevator
Morterm Terminal
14 Jan 2026
26 Feb 2026
26 Feb 2026
23 Mar 2026
McKeil Spirit Toronto, ON Marine Terminal 51 31 Dec 2025 21 Mar 2026
Ontario Venture Nantong, China Under Construction 1 Jan 2026
Northern Venture Hamilton, ON
Port Weller, ON
Hamilton, ON
Port Weller, ON
25S – Richardson
Ontario Shipyard
23 M – QSL
Ontario Shipyard
7 Jan 2026
15 Apr 2026
2 May 2026
22 Jun 2026
23 Mar 2026
2 May 2026
22 Jun 2026
27 Jul 2026
Tanker Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Atlantic Spirit Sold off and renamed Songa Atlas 10 Feb 2026
Hinch Spirit Operating on East Coast
Szczecin, PL
Morska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia 31 May 2026 23 Jun 2026
Northern Spirit Sold off and renamed Songa Titan 10 Feb 2026
Wicky Spirit Operating on East Coast & Gulf of Mexico

Owen Sound Transportation Co.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Chi-Cheemaun Owen Sound, ON Inner Harbor West Wall 27 Oct 2025 1 May 2026

Port City Marine Services

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest (tug/barge) Milwaukee, WI
Sturgeon Bay, WI
St Marys Cement
Fincantieri Shipyard
12 Jan 2026
6 Mar 2026
5 Mar 2026
9 Mar 2026
Caroline McKee/Commander (tug/barge) South Chicago, IL Port Authority Docks 26 Dec 2025 18 Mar 2026
Colleen McAllister (tug) Muskegon, MI Mart Dock 24 Dec 2016 Long Term
Katie G. McAllister (tug) Muskegon, MI Mart Dock 24 Dec 2016 Long Term
Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger (tug/barge) South Chicago, IL
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Port Authority Docks
Fincantieri Shipyard
5 Jan 2026
29 May 2026
20 Apr 2026

St. Marys Cement (Canada)

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement (tug/cement barge) Hamilton, ON 12 West 25 Dec 2025 30 Mar 2026
Sea Eagle II/St. Marys Cement II (tug/barge) Hamilton, ON 12 West – FMT 7 Jan 2026 21 Mar 2026

U.S. Oil

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Albert/Margaret (tug/barge) Milwaukee, WI Mooring Basin-East dock 6 Jan 2026 9 Apr 2026

VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, Inc.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Clyde S. VanEnkevort (tug) Toledo, OH Torco Dock 18 Jan 2026 3 Mar 2026
Erie Trader (barge) Toledo, OH Torco Dock 18 Jan 2026 26 Mar 2026
Dirk S. VanEnkevort (tug) Toledo, OH
Erie, PA
Torco Dock
Don Jon Shipyard
17 Jan 2026
27 Aug 2026
20 Mar 2026
14 Sep 2026
Michigan Trader (barge) Toledo, OH
Erie, PA
Torco Dock
Don Jon Shipyard
17 Jan 2026
27 Aug 2026
20 Mar 2026
14 Sep 2026
Joyce L. VanEnkevort (tug) Toledo, OH CSX Docks 18 Jan 2026 26 Mar 2026
Great Lakes Trader (barge) Toledo, OH CSX Docks 18 Jan 2026 3 Mar 2026
Laura L. VanEnkevort (tug) Toledo, OH CSX Docks 29 Sept 2023 Long Term

Vroon B.V.

Vessel Name Lay-up Port Dock/Location Lay-up Date Sailing Date
Iver Bright Operating out of Sarnia as cargo & weather permit

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