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- November 15, 2022, 4:25 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
The Moran Iron Works facebook page had a few photos of them loading components on the barge at Roger City recently. One of their recent newsletters mentioned that they were fabricating components for a movable bridge in Virginia. But the components don't really look like bridge components, so I have...
- November 14, 2022, 3:48 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1230
Re: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
Are you sure it delivered something? The photos I saw of it online coming up the Seaway sure looked like the barge was empty. And Moran Iron Works was hauling stuff to the port from Onaway in the past few days. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10166528383320398&set=pcb.10160428602378656
- November 5, 2022, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: How do you find out what container a tracked item ends up on
- Replies: 2
- Views: 532
Re: How do you find out what container a tracked item ends up on
So if your item has a tracking number, it tells you the basics; where it’s last been scanned and it’s ultimate destination… but is there a way to determine which container your item ends up in along its travel stages or even which cargo ship? I’ve seen online that you can track cargo ships in real ...
- November 4, 2022, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: DTE Speeds Coal Exit
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1131
Re: DTE Speeds Coal Exit
In a related question, how come the DTE powerplant's dock in Monroe was never dredged to a full depth of 28+ feet? Its not just the dock area. Western Lake Erie is shallow so you have to go out roughly 10 miles to find 28 feet of water. The USACE project depth for Monroe 21 feet, a number that only...
- October 23, 2022, 4:40 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: wave height buoys
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1064
Re: wave height buoys
How deep is the water where these wave buoys are located and how far from shore are they? Do all great lakes have them? Thank you in advance. I think the map below shows the location of most buoys on the Great Lakes that measure and report wave heights. If you zoom in at particular locations you ca...
- October 21, 2022, 1:42 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: American Spirit at Algoma
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2088
Re: American Spirit at Algoma
When will Algoma no longer need taconite? Past articles stated that the two electric arc furnaces are expected to come online in 2024 with a transition period thereafter. Initially they were hoping for 70% of the production to be from the EAF's by 2026. However, I think that initial estimate for a ...
- October 21, 2022, 4:04 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: wave height buoys
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1064
Re: wave height buoys
How can you mesure wave hights If you are wondering how buoys measure wave heights, they use electrical sensors called accelerometers. They measure the vertical acceleration of the buoy. And if you ever took a calculus class, you may recall that if you integrate acceleration once, you get velocity,...
- October 20, 2022, 2:19 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Intregrity / G.L. Ostrander
- Replies: 1
- Views: 501
Intregrity / G.L. Ostrander
The ATB Intregrity/G.L. Ostrander and the Alpena cement plant were shown for a couple of brief moments on the NBC Nightly News Tuesday Oct 18th but not for good reasons. Stock footage of various Lafarge facilities around the world was used to illustrate a news item about Lafarge pleading guilty to s...
- October 14, 2022, 3:09 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Saginaw
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1140
Re: Saginaw
They hit a seawall in the Calumet River in September 2020. What you saw were the repairs done in Toledo a few days later. USCG Incident Report: https://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/IIRSearchResults.aspx?ActID=ZTJ/7SGhS8g= Recent photo by Michael Hull: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10221031517474671&...
- October 13, 2022, 7:26 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Roger Blough future
- Replies: 68
- Views: 12988
Re: Roger Blough future
To Guest from UK and Mr Link....I think we talked about this before but what is your take on the insurance situation for the Blough....thanks guys Marine insurance is a topic of great mystery to me, so I'll be of no help explaining it. I do recall that 20 some years ago the railroad side of Canadia...
- October 6, 2022, 11:13 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Mark W. Barker in Monroe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1031
Re: Mark W. Barker in Monroe
Loading gypsum for Port Colborne Hi Roger, Looking at an image of the area where the Mark W. Barker is docked, there's several silo structures at the dock where she's currently moored.but I don't see a pile of gypsum. Is the gypsum being loaded from the silos, or are they being trucked in and loade...
- September 25, 2022, 10:49 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Posting Photos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 486
Re: Posting Photos
Tugs in Muskegon July 2022. Barbara Andrie and Rebecca Lynn plus Sarah Andrie, Colleen and Katie G. McAllister (not sure which is which).
- September 25, 2022, 10:37 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Posting Photos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 486
Posting Photos
Just confirming that the option to post photos on these boards is functional once again. Use the "Attachements" tab, and be sure to wait for the photo to completely load. The "Status" will turn into a check mark once the photo has been loaded. Photo is of the Mark Barker on July ...
- September 21, 2022, 11:46 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Work and Rescue Boats
- Replies: 1
- Views: 568
Work and Rescue Boats
Something that I have never really paid attention to until recently is which vessels carry work boats (skiffs) and rescue boats. They don't seem to be present on most of the 1000 footers (other than on the Presque Isle barge). Most seem to only carry a lifeboat and life rafts. But many of the smalle...
- September 10, 2022, 12:14 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Port Gypsum / VHF 69
- Replies: 4
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Re: Port Gypsum / VHF 69
Denny, National Gypsum owns both the dock at Port Gypsum and the plant in Waukegon. US Gypsum's dock was called Port Alabaster. Their mine is very much still active but all product goes out by truck now. A third company, Lime and Gypsum Products is also selling gypsum from the area. They are located...
- September 8, 2022, 11:09 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: 1800s Iron Ore Shipment Statistics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 407
Re: 1800s Iron Ore Shipment Statistics
The US Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors publication "Transportation on the Great Lakes: Series 1" (which was published in at least three editions-1926, 1930 and 1937) has data on Lake Superior ore shipments back to 1855. Although that is not the entire Great Lakes, I believe that ...
- August 25, 2022, 2:03 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: cn railcar ferry
- Replies: 4
- Views: 833
Re: cn railcar ferry
Canadian National has been affiliated with the ferry Georges Alexandre Lebel since about 1975 but the Great Lakes Fleet colors were only applied about 7 years ago. Prior to that it had a dark blue hull, white cabins, and green lettering. Ironically the ship was initially operated by a company affili...
- August 25, 2022, 1:47 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Duluth Lift Bridge Bell
- Replies: 2
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Re: Duluth Lift Bridge Bell
Strictly a guess, but many movable highway bridges use railroad crossing gate equipment to operate their gates, lights and bells. And more and more states are allowing railroad crossings to sound their bells only when the gates are going down. The bells then turn off and don't sound for the remainin...
- August 1, 2022, 3:50 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Lee A/Kaye E first trip?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 944
Re: Lee A/Kaye E first trip?
Just to confuse matters more, the July/August Telescope (page 100) implies that the Lee Tregurtha sailed from the "Ford Basin" (I assume River Rouge) to Fraser (Superior) under the its new name. I assume this was a non-revenue run done sometime in March or April. https://images.maritimehis...
- July 14, 2022, 2:23 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: new container service from halifax
- Replies: 2
- Views: 893
Re: new container service from halifax
According to this article, it sounds like an opportunity came up which changed Doornekamp Lines plans a bit. They had purchased the small containership Peyton Lynn C. for their proposed Halifax to Picton service. But shortly after the vessel's purchase, Spliethoff offered to charter the vessel long ...