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Great lake boats, a good video
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Interesting article.
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Especially the method of dry docking (graving) boats when the bay is iced over. It's hard work, all, of it. I not so fondly remember when I worked at GW Industries. Colder that heck, out in the weather in a damp lifeless ship. All you had were salamanders to keep you warm and plenty of hot black coffee.
It was interesting when I was in my 20's but I'd not want to be doing it now.
It was interesting when I was in my 20's but I'd not want to be doing it now.
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Copied off of boat nerd today. Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping - BoatNerd.Com
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Convoy leads vessels through St. Clair, Detroit River ice to Lake Erie
2/18 - Detroit, MI Wednesday morning the USCG Hollyhock escorted the tanker Algoterra from Sarnia heading for Nanticoke. They were joined by the USCG Katmai Bay for the escort through the heavy ice in the lower St. Clair River. The tug New York and barge Double Skin 509A also departed Marathon Oil in the Rouge River and waited for escort. The barge is loaded with asphalt for Cleveland. Harvest Spirit departed the Windsor Morterm dock and also waited in the ice to join the convoy. They are heading to Nanticoke. The tug Michigan and barge Great Lakes, heading to Nanticoke, also joined the convoy. The ice edge was reported to be at South East Shoal in Western Lake Erie. The Griffon will escort the tug New York to Cleveland. By mid-evening the vessels were proceeding without assistance on Lake Erie.
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Convoy leads vessels through St. Clair, Detroit River ice to Lake Erie
2/18 - Detroit, MI Wednesday morning the USCG Hollyhock escorted the tanker Algoterra from Sarnia heading for Nanticoke. They were joined by the USCG Katmai Bay for the escort through the heavy ice in the lower St. Clair River. The tug New York and barge Double Skin 509A also departed Marathon Oil in the Rouge River and waited for escort. The barge is loaded with asphalt for Cleveland. Harvest Spirit departed the Windsor Morterm dock and also waited in the ice to join the convoy. They are heading to Nanticoke. The tug Michigan and barge Great Lakes, heading to Nanticoke, also joined the convoy. The ice edge was reported to be at South East Shoal in Western Lake Erie. The Griffon will escort the tug New York to Cleveland. By mid-evening the vessels were proceeding without assistance on Lake Erie.
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Ice-breaking operations continue along St. Clair River
2/21 - St. Clair, MI – Coast guards in the U.S. and Canada were continuing to cooperate on ice-breaking operations in the St. Clair River, northeast of Detroit. The U.S. Coast Guard also said escorts were being provided for commercial vessels in the shipping channel.
Commercial ships going through the channel help break the ice which allows water to flow, resulting in lower water levels and less flooding along the shoreline, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Earlier this month, both coast guards began deploying icebreaking ships to the river to break up ice jams contributing to flooding in the area.
Associated Press
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Ice-breaking operations continue along St. Clair River
2/21 - St. Clair, MI – Coast guards in the U.S. and Canada were continuing to cooperate on ice-breaking operations in the St. Clair River, northeast of Detroit. The U.S. Coast Guard also said escorts were being provided for commercial vessels in the shipping channel.
Commercial ships going through the channel help break the ice which allows water to flow, resulting in lower water levels and less flooding along the shoreline, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Earlier this month, both coast guards began deploying icebreaking ships to the river to break up ice jams contributing to flooding in the area.
Associated Press
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Great Lakes iron ore trade up 43.5 percent in January
2/25 - Cleveland, OH – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2.6 million tons in January, an increase of 43.5 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings also topped the month’s 5-year average by 31.7 percent.
Lake Carriers’ Association
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Great Lakes iron ore trade up 43.5 percent in January
2/25 - Cleveland, OH – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2.6 million tons in January, an increase of 43.5 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings also topped the month’s 5-year average by 31.7 percent.
Lake Carriers’ Association
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Hurry those ships up! We're having trouble getting steel at work...
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Seaway to open on March 22,2021.
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The below note is off the corps web page. For Rob, the steel mills do keep a stock of raw materials so as to not shut furnaces down while great lakes are froze over. Having said that, there are boats operating in the lower lakes all this winter. We call them the " southern shallow ponds" :laughing:
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The Sault locks are not scheduled to reopen until March 25. While the relatively mild winter might have allowed for an extended shipping season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Soo Locks closure is necessary to complete necessary maintenance. Copyright 2021 WLUC. All rights reserved.Jan 13, 2021
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The Sault locks are not scheduled to reopen until March 25. While the relatively mild winter might have allowed for an extended shipping season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Soo Locks closure is necessary to complete necessary maintenance. Copyright 2021 WLUC. All rights reserved.Jan 13, 2021
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:laughing::laughing::laughing:
