Great Lakes Towing extends services to Sturgeon Bay
Following a fleet renewal program that has increased the size of its fleet, the Great Lakes Towing Company is expanding its harbor towing and ice breaking services to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The
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Fincantieri Bay launches first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulker in nearly 40 years
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and the Interlake Steamship Company hosted a launch ceremony Thursday that marked the latest milestone in the construction of the new 639-foot M/V Mark W. Barker, its float out
Duluth-Superior boosts box handling capabilities
Officials at the Port of Duluth-Superior announced today that Duluth’s Clure Public Marine Terminal now has the ability to handle significantly larger volumes of international shipping containers transported by vessel, in an
Great Lakes shipyards are bustling
By Jonathan Barnes, Marine Log Contributor Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity
September 2021
While this issue has a focus on the Great Lakes, there’s a lot more: Bulkers going green? What’s the lead cause behind fishing vessel accidents? Also, meet REV LNG CEO David Kailbourne.
Transport Canada ballast water regs slammed as “half baked”
The Ottawa, Canada, headquartered Chamber of Marine Commerce doesn’t like new ballast water regulations released by Transport Canada. In fact, Its president and CEO, Bruce Burrows, calls them “a half-baked solution.” The
Fraser Industries has a new owner
One of America’s best known Great Lakes shipbuilders has come under new ownership. Superior, Wis.-based Fraser Industries LLC has been acquired by Infrastructure Acquisition Partners LLC, a joint venture between Norway’s Cleaves
New MARAD report: U.S. shipyards support $42.4 billion in GDP
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing
Algoma Central takes delivery of first “Equinox 3.0”
St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation (TSX:ALC) reports that it has taken delivery of the Captain Henry Jackman, its fifth Equinox Class gearless dry-bulk carrier and the tenth Equinox Class vessel.
Senators Reintroduce Great Lakes Icebreaker Bill
March 2021 On March 3, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to codify the U.S.