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Still shuttered. No plans announced to reopen.

I am told by her Captain that the tug America in Monroe will get the full treatment!

Weather. WNW wind

In early January, Rand Logistics rebranded as Mainstay. It was covered on the Boatnerd News page and in this forum. They have since sold off the Canadian part of the company, mostly to Algoma.

Well put, JP.

Ice in the river delaying traffic.
Full report at www.boatnerd.com

All comments here are beling forwarded to the web team. The Day in History photos may need to be re-added, that is being worked on along with some other glitches.

Doubtful

Working to get it moved over from the old site

Thank you!

Alpena is laying at Detroit Thursday night for weather

AI junk

Sat June 13

Wondering why they would go to the trouble rebranding as Mainstay Maritime less than 2 months ago just to go out of business.
https://www.mainstaymaritime.com/

I believe there is a redesign coming that will return the news page to the old format. There was nothing on the News page about the Mariner because no one let us know it happened,

The damage occurred on July 13, 2025, following the vessel’s departure from MTL34, Port of Montreal. During a turning maneuver, the ship reportedly lost reverse power, resulting in a loss of control. Assisted by the river current, the vessel made contact with MTL44. An emergency response was ...

This has been covered on the Boatnerd news page. Whitefish Bay was damaged after hitting the dock in Windsor. Frontenac is coming out to cover her salt contracts.

Hit the dock hard at WIndsor. Did not load. Went right to Sarnia with icebreaker assistance. Frontenac coming back out.

I bought a few from these folks several years ago
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057421279129

Boatnerd has a comprehensive lay-up list here: https://boatnerd.com/winter-lay-up-list-2025-2026/