Tag: Great Lakes

According to news, the Canadian-flagged M/V Michipicoten, a 689-foot bulk carrier transporting taconite, was safely escorted to Thunder Bay, Ontario, after experiencing severe flooding in Lake Superior on 8th June.

The US Coast Guard has reported a fire on the Great Lakes' most aged cargo vessel, the "CUYAHOGA," which, at 81 years old, remains ablaze.

On 7th November, efforts were underway in an attempt to refloat a Great Lakes freighter that went aground causing a local tourist attraction along the St. Clair River in Michigan.

On 23th May, a fire broke out aboard a Canadian-registered bulk carrier transiting on Lake Erie near Pelee Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

On 17th May, the Mark W. Barker, the first U.S. ship built last year on the Great Lakes since 1983, ran soft aground in the Detroit River after the freighter lost propulsion.

The first ever LNG bunkering took place on the Great Lakes area last week, when the MV Damia Desgagnés, carrying a load of asphalt, docked at the Port of Hamilton’s Pier 22 to refuel before departing for Detroit. 

St. Lawrence Seaway reported that U.S. Great Lakes ports marked mixed volume results during June following the coronavirus crisis.

The Great Lakes - St Lawrence Seaway System published its opening of the 2019 navigation season and maximum allowable drafts. The 2019 opening of the navigation will take place in Welland Canal, on March 22, 0800 hours (DST) and in Montreal, Lake Ontario Section, March 26, 0800 hours (DST).

President Donald Trump signed a bill in late October, concerning The Great Lakes shipping community, of approximately $1 billion for constructing a second lock,  aiming to allow transports of large "Laker" vessels at the Soo Locks in the north of Michigan at the eastern terminus of Lake Superior.

Under the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, USCG has proposed new base pilotage rates and surcharges for the 2019 shipping season. This rule would adjust the pilotage rates to account for anticipated traffic, an increase in the number of pilots, anticipated inflation, and surcharges for applicant pilots.