Tag: Freighters
St. Thomas: Bullish outlooks, with the sky the limit
A $7-billion factory is already transforming the city. Might cargo drones be next? This is Part Five of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
Get outside, Michigan: Run for the freighters and catch a sucker
Sault Ste. Marie celebrates the return of ships with a run/walk and Omer holds its annual suckerfish tournament….
Winter lay-up for a Great Lakes freighter
As the shipping season winds down early to mid-January, the Great Lakes freighters require upgrades and repairs and have a variety of regional ports where they can conduct winter lay-up […]
The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors
Abdullatif Ahmed was just 23 years old when he first stepped foot on the Medusa Challenger, a 1906-built Great Lakes bulk freighter.
“Before I came to America in 1990,” he said, “I had never even seen the sea.”
Born and raised in Juban, a rural district in southern Yemen, Ahmed was drawn to the Great Lakes by family history and opportunity.
Soo Locks to close for maintenance, which ship will be the last one through?
Ship enthusiasts have until Wednesday night to track the big freighters heading upbound and downbound on the Soo Locks, then the locks will close for several weeks for annual maintenance […]