Eureka Shipping Announces Construction of New Cutting-Edge Cement Carrier for Great Lakes Trade Eureka Shipping, a leading provider of sustainable, high-efficiency cement carrier services jointly owned by SMT Shipping and The CSL Group, is pleased to announce the construction of a state-of-art mechanical/pneumatic cement ship destined for operation in the Great Lakes. The cutting-edge vessel with a deadweight of 12,500 metric tonnes, is designed to replace two older vessels, while maintaining the same cargo capacity. “Building a ship aligned with eco-friendly principles is a top priority for both Eureka Shipping and our customer,” said Kai Grotterud, Managing Director…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 18 , 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/19/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/19/2024  Kopit Hopson 1735-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Harp-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Atlantic heron-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-5:08 AM 4/20/2024  Acadian-ETA-3:00 PM 4/21/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-10:42 PM 4/24/2024  Marsol Dragon-11:46 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/18/2024  ARC Honor-DEPARTED-4:31 PM 4/18/2024  Atlantic Star-DEPARTED-5:22 PM 4/18/2024  Viking Octantis-DEPARTED-6:31 PM 4/18/2024  Acadian-ETA-6:58 PM 4/19/2024  Algoscotia-IN PORT 4/19/2024  Nord…

1880:   On 19 April 1880, the Port Huron Times reported the results of a severe gale: “The schooner CHRIS GROVER, ashore near Oscoda, Michigan, is reported going to pieces. The crew is aboard. The schooner ATHENIAN, lumber laden, is reported to have gone ashore off Au Sable and to be a complete wreck. The schooner HATTIE JOHNSON is abandoned on Goose Island shoal. The cabin and part of her deck are gone. The stern is gone from her mizzen and the gale probably broke her up completely and her outfit and cargo may prove a total loss.” The GROVE and…

Huron’s lime plant pulverized Andy Ouriel [email protected] Apr 12, 2024 7:00 PM HURON — Brenda Michel reveled in seeing a storied structure getting razed on Friday morning. “I like to watch things blow up,” said Michel, a lifelong Huron resident. Along with Michel, a couple of hundred people lined Main Street — stretching from the North Main Pier to the Huron Boat Basin — to watch a historic lime plant come crumbling down. Earlier this year, Carmeuse, a global manufacturer of lime and limestone, notified city officials about vacating its Meeker Street site bordering the Huron River not far from…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 17 , 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/18/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/17/2024  Kopit Hopson 1752-DEPARTED-7:28 AM 4/17/2024  Hope DEPARTED-7:53 AM 4/17/2024  Maersk Cutter-DEPARTED-12:03 PM 4/17/2024  Atlantic Shrike-DEPARTED-10:55 PM 4/17/2024  Atlantic Griffon-DEPARTED-11:19 PM 4/18/2024  Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/18/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/17/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-4:29 AM 4/19/2024  Oceanex-Avalon-ETA-4:16 AM 4/24/2024  Marsol Dragon-ETA-11:46 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/17/2024  Bakkafoss-DEPARTED-8:17 PM 4/17/2024  Volga Maersk-DEPARTED-10:31 PM 4/18/2024  Acadian-IN PORT 4/18/2024  Algoberta-IN PORT 4/18/2024  Algoscotia-IN…

1848:   On 18 April 1848, the wooden schooner TRIBUNE went missing in lower Lake Michigan. Her fate was unknown until native fishermen discovered her masts standing upright off Cathead Point in November 1849. All 10 of her crew were lost. 1883:   On 18 April 1885, the schooner-barge ELEANOR was launched at Mount Clemens, Michigan. Her dimensions were 185 foot overall, 32 foot beam and 11 foot 3 inch depth. She had three spars and was the consort of the steam barge A WESTON. She was built for the Tonawanda Barge Line and was named after Capt. William Du Lac’s wife.…

Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, April 16 , 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/17/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/16/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTED-9:50 AM 4/16/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTED-8:21 PM 4/16/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTED-9:21 PM 4/17/2024  Maersk Cutter-IN PORT 4/17/2024  Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/17/2024  ATKL Shrike FRC 2-IN PORT 4/17/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/17/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-4:29 AM 4/19/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-4:09 AM 4/24/2024  Marsol Dragon-ETA-11:46 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/16/2024  Jean Goodwill-ETA-4:58 AM 4/16/2024  Emden-DEPARTED-6:48 PM 4/16/2024  APL Paris-DEPARTED-10:10 PM 4/16/2024  MSC…

1840:   On 17 April 1840, the wooden side-wheeler CATARAQUI was burned to a total loss during a great fire, which destroyed much of the waterfront area of Kingston, Ontario. 1870:   The first vessels through the Straits of Mackinac for the 1870 season were the CITY OF BOSTON and the CITY OF NEW YORK, both owned by the Northern Transportation Company. They passed through the Straits on 17 April 1870. The following day they passed Port Huron but could only go as far as Algonac, Michigan, since the St. Clair River had an ice jam which raised the water level by…

Algoma Bear is through the Pamama Canal headed for Canada Algoma Bear (IMO 9619309), a self-unloading vessel built in 2024 in China and the newest and most updated vessel in the Algoma Central Corporation’s fleet, transited the Panama Canal on April 15. The ship is on its delivery trip from China, where it departed February 18, 2024. It made one brief stop in Batangus, Philippines, before crossing the Pacific Ocean. The ship arrived at Balboa, Panama, the Pacific Anchorage of the Panama Canal, on April 11 to await transit through the Panama Canal. Algoma Bear is registered in Tuvalu with…

Port and vessel activity from Monday, April 15 , 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ We would like to thank Jason for getting us through the technical difficulties we just went through. Thanks for all the work on this. PORT REPORT 4/16/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/15/2024  Spray-DEPARTED7:42 AM 4/15/2024  Henry Larsen-DEPARTED-10:24 AM 4/16/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/16/2024  Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/16/2024  Kopit Hopson 1752-IN PORT 4/16/2024  Hope-IN PORT 4/16/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-5:20 AM 4/21/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-10:42 PM 4/24/2024  Marsol  Dragon-ETA-11:46…