Lake Superior Shipping News & Freighter Reports

A salty downbounder, two lakers tandem on the St. Clair, and five-foot chop on Huron make this a Sunday worth watching.

Bluebill and Kathy McKeil press toward the Soo on matching clocks while a cold front rewrites the weekend forecast.

A saltwater runner is the lone mid-run downbounder with an evening lock appointment; Kaministiqua and American Spirit track south in company.

American Century leads, Paul J. Martin closes ten hours later; Viking Octantis makes the rare expedition-ship passage up the St. Clair.

A 13:58 Wednesday ETA at the Soo caps a transit few afternoon watchers will want to miss.

The longest U.S. laker cleared the SMET coal dock July 31 and headed straight for BNSF to load; a Superior trough arrives tonight.

Six weeks after grounding at Drummond Island, the big steamer is running again, bound for Marquette to load.

Monroe sent out two boats Saturday morning while Sandusky gained a pair and limestone work resumed at Marblehead.

Ocean Traverse Nord's rare inland push puts the largest Eastern Canadian hopper dredge on a route most saltwater vessels never attempt.

Chris Izworski, reporting from Bay City for the Great Lakes Gazette, turns this morning to Superior, where the season’s most iconic restoration work is underway. The SS Meteor, the last whaleback freighter on...

The *Lee A. Tregurtha* learned quickly this week that spring navigation on Lake Superior is no gentle affair. After departing Duluth on Friday following engine work at Fraser Shipyards, the laker found herself...

The Great Lakes shipping season roared to life this week as the Soo Locks opened for traffic just after midnight Wednesday, March 26, and the *Mesabi Miner* departed Duluth on her maiden voyage of 2026. Within...

Spring has officially arrived on Lake Superior. The Soo Locks opened for ship traffic just after midnight Wednesday, March 25, and the fleet wasted no time answering the call. MV Indiana Harbor departed the...