by Andrew » November 21, 2023, 10:52 am
Alpena had major work done on her engines after the fire, Sykes had a lot of boiler work done in the last 5 or so years, so for those two, I don't expect changes in the near future. As far as the Anderson and Clarke, a lot depends on whether CN wants to hold on to the fleet. I think now that the Blough insurance settlement is reached there may be talk of them selling the fleet again. Anyone's guess, though. A lot will depend on tonnage in the next 10 years. I'd say within 10 years, the conversation of barging the Alpena might be a thing, and the GLF ships will likely be gone unless Key Lakes buys outright from CN. The fact that the Callaway's engines are in the best shape and she's the one laid up suggests they have no desire to repower them or plan to get another 50 years out of them like Interlake did with their ships.
Alpena had major work done on her engines after the fire, Sykes had a lot of boiler work done in the last 5 or so years, so for those two, I don't expect changes in the near future. As far as the Anderson and Clarke, a lot depends on whether CN wants to hold on to the fleet. I think now that the Blough insurance settlement is reached there may be talk of them selling the fleet again. Anyone's guess, though. A lot will depend on tonnage in the next 10 years. I'd say within 10 years, the conversation of barging the Alpena might be a thing, and the GLF ships will likely be gone unless Key Lakes buys outright from CN. The fact that the Callaway's engines are in the best shape and she's the one laid up suggests they have no desire to repower them or plan to get another 50 years out of them like Interlake did with their ships.