Michipicoten, downbound
Buffalo, downbound
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Spruceglen, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
St. Clair, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Constable Carriere [CCGS], upbound
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 31
Alpena, eastbound to Alpena
Spartan/Spartan 2, eastbound to Goderich
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Algorail, westbound to Milwaukee with salt
Arthur M Anderson, westbound to Green Bay with possible coal
Spartan/Spartan 2, eastbound to Goderich
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Algorail, westbound to Milwaukee with salt
Arthur M Anderson, westbound to Green Bay with possible coal
Detroit Arrivals-October 31
Federal Welland [salty] arrived at the Detroit Port Authority dock.
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock on the Rouge River
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson arrived at an unknown dock
Anglian Lady[tug]
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock on the Rouge River
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson arrived at an unknown dock
Anglian Lady[tug]
Rouge River Passages-October 31
Kaye E Barker arrived at the Severstal Steel dock in Dearborn to unload Marquette iron ore
CSL Assiniboine arrived at an unknown dock in Dearborn
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock in Detroit
CSL Assiniboine arrived at an unknown dock in Dearborn
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock in Detroit
Port Huron Passages-October 31
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Cleveland to load iron ore
Resko [salty] arrived in Sarnia
Algoma Mariner, upbound
Resko [salty] arrived in Sarnia
Algoma Mariner, upbound
Some News about my Blog
Hi, Everyone!
You may be thinking that I said that I could now be posting reports everyday except for Wednesday. I can, it's just that I have been having problems with my source of vessel information. I have now had this problem fixed and it should keep working for a while. I still trying to find out the problem, but in the meantime, I just wanted to let my viewers know I'm back and will start reporting through to the end of the shipping season if I don't encounter any problems.
I also wanted to say that I will have plenty of content to keep viewers busy during the off season of shipping on the Great Lakes. These include photos, featured vessels, and plenty of other things to keep you interested until the shipping season openings for 2014-2015.
I hope you will continue to visit my blog and will bear with me through the problems I may encounter.
Sincerely,
Jake Hill
You may be thinking that I said that I could now be posting reports everyday except for Wednesday. I can, it's just that I have been having problems with my source of vessel information. I have now had this problem fixed and it should keep working for a while. I still trying to find out the problem, but in the meantime, I just wanted to let my viewers know I'm back and will start reporting through to the end of the shipping season if I don't encounter any problems.
I also wanted to say that I will have plenty of content to keep viewers busy during the off season of shipping on the Great Lakes. These include photos, featured vessels, and plenty of other things to keep you interested until the shipping season openings for 2014-2015.
I hope you will continue to visit my blog and will bear with me through the problems I may encounter.
Sincerely,
Jake Hill
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
St. Mary's Challenger Conversion Confirmed
I had a few minutes of my lunch break left, so I thought I would alert my readers of this sad event.
The St. Mary's Challenger, the oldest freighter on the Great Lakes, is scheduled to be converted into an Articulated Barge by Bay Shipbuilding Co. out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. At 107 years old, the ship needs a new engine, put costs approximately $15 million to $20 million to replace. Apparently, Port City Steamship Services cannot afford this, so they are converting her into a barge. Work is supposed to begin November 7 and the conversion is expected to be completed by May 2015. Work also includes building the articulated tug.
This is a sad end to the oldest freighter on the Lakes. Why not turn her into museum ship? She's piece of history. But I guess it's better than scrapping.
I also wanted to say that I will start reporting again in the next couple days. I just had a lot of problems and delays, but those have been fixed.
The St. Mary's Challenger, the oldest freighter on the Great Lakes, is scheduled to be converted into an Articulated Barge by Bay Shipbuilding Co. out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. At 107 years old, the ship needs a new engine, put costs approximately $15 million to $20 million to replace. Apparently, Port City Steamship Services cannot afford this, so they are converting her into a barge. Work is supposed to begin November 7 and the conversion is expected to be completed by May 2015. Work also includes building the articulated tug.
This is a sad end to the oldest freighter on the Lakes. Why not turn her into museum ship? She's piece of history. But I guess it's better than scrapping.
I also wanted to say that I will start reporting again in the next couple days. I just had a lot of problems and delays, but those have been fixed.
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