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The Ramelia, a nearly 500-foot ship in brilliant red and white, turned some heads this month when it headed west on the St. Lawrence Seaway, toward Lake Ontario. Observant ship watchers noticed two large tanks on its deck, with the letters LNG painted on them. LNG — liquefied natural gas — is making major inroads for ocean-going vessels, but a much smaller one for those on the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes. Ramelia, homeported in Sweden, was launched in 2019 and was making its maiden v...

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up Slightly in March Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © Yogi / Adobe Stock Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 1.3 million tons in March, a near match to 2020. However, loadings trailed the month’s five-year average by 13.5%, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). LCA, which represents the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, said the iron ore trade stands at 3.9 million tons  year-to-date, an increase of 26.3% compared to last year. Iron ore shipme...

WATERTOWN — The St. Lawrence Seaway System, a series of locks, canals, and channels in the U.S. and Canada that stretches for 2,340 miles, is … Recent events in the Suez Canal drew worldwide attention to the fact that when a cargo vessel goes sideways in a shipping channel, it can cause big problems. Similar scenarios are not unheard of much closer to home. On Dec. 2, the freighter Harvest Spirit ran aground in a Detroit River channel, on the Canadian side, about 19 miles south of Detroi...

WATERTOWN — The St. Lawrence Seaway System, a series of locks, canals, and channels in the U.S. and Canada that stretches for 2,340 miles, is … Recent events in the Suez Canal drew worldwide attention to the fact that when a cargo vessel goes sideways in a shipping channel, it can cause big problems. Similar scenarios are not unheard of much closer to home. On Dec. 2, the freighter Harvest Spirit ran aground in a Detroit River channel, on the Canadian side, about 19 miles south of Detroi...

jriddle@thealpenanews.com News File Photo The Arthur M. Anderson passes a frozen Rogers City shore in November 2019 in this News file photo. The Anderson was the last ship to have radio contact with the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald before that ship’s famous sinking in 1975 and was part of the rescue effort for the Fitzgerald’s crew. ALPENA — After a challenging year of delivering limestone, coal ore, and other essential goods, the shipping industry finished the season strong, accordin...