Resko - Foreign Vessel (Saltie) - Geared Bulker

25 October 2014

Resko, upbound, heading toward the Queenston Bridge and on to Lock 3 - 

St Catharines

Algosoo is on the left side of the photo...Resko is just passing her.

Heading toward the Queenston St Bridge

Passing under the Garden City Skyway (QEW)

The bow of Resko has just passed the raised Queenston St Bridge

Heading into Lock 3

Built: 2010

Owner: Polish Steamship Co.,Szczecin, Poland

Home Port: Nassau, Bahamas

Length: 623' 4" 190.0m 

Beam: 77' 11" 23.75m

Depth: 47' 11" 14.6m

Polsteam: Resko

Hamilton Harbour - Resko, Algoma Spirit, Federal Elbe, Kaministiqua, Heloise, tugs

12 October 2014

Port of Hamilton - Waterfront Trail

According to the Hamilton Port Authority, these were the vessels located there today: 

Vessel Name          Pier         Origin             Cargo / Commodity              Agent

Federal Elbe             Anchor     Milwaukee        Wait On Dock                           Reford

Heloise                    Anchor     Toledo              Grain                                       Currie

Kaministiqua            Anchor     Quebec            Unknown                                 Lower Lakes

Resko                      12E          Atlantic            Sugar                                      Reford

Algoma Enterprise    21            Duluth            Ore                                          Algoma

John D. Leitch          20            Toledo             Coal                                         Algoma

Kurt Paul                  26            Atlantic           General Other                          Reford

Algoma Spirit           10-5        Lake Ontario     Ballast                                     Algoma

Resko (Polsteam) Pier 12E

HMCS Haida National Historic Site - 1943 Destroyer

HMCS Haida National Historic Site 

Tug - Jerry G.

Algoma Spirit (docked) several tugs, including:
Omni Richelieu, Ocean Golf, Tony Mackay, Evans McKeil, James A. Hannah

Harbour-West Trolley Tour (website below)

Hamiltonian Tour Boat (website below) - Federal Elbe, Kaministiqua & Heloise at anchor in background

Views around the harbour from the Waterfront Trail

Burlington Bay Sky (Queen Elizabeth Way / QEW) - ship entrance into the harbour is in the middle of the photo

Kaministiqua (left) & Heloise

Federal Elbe

Wikipedia: Hamilton Harbour

Hamilton Port Authority

Hamilton Waterfront Tours

HMCS Haida National Historic Site

Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway

Algoma Spirit

Polsteam: Resko

Kaministiqua

Federal Elbe

Parakou Shipping: Heloise

Orla & Vancouverborg - passing in the canal north of Bridge 5, St Catharines

07 October 2014

Orla, upbound & Vancouverborg, downbound -  

passing in the canal north of Bridge 5 / Glendale Ave Bridge, St Catharines

Orla - Foreign Vessel (Saltie) - Geared Bulker

7 October 2014

Orla, upbound - Lock 3 to Bridge 5 St Catharines

A beautiful autumn day along the canal. 

Much of the foliage is thinning out, providing a better view of the canal and ships.

Orla in Lock 3

Orla leaving Lock 3 (Photo taken from Bridge 5)

The remaining photos of the Orla were taken from the canal bank...

So beautiful with the sun shining on her...

Orla heading under Bridge 5 / Glendale Ave Bridge

Built: 1999

Type: Geared Bulker / Handy-size

Owner: Polish Steamship Co., Szczecin, Poland

Home Port: Valletta, Malta

Principal Particulars

Length: 488' 10" 142.14m

Beam: 75' 6" 22.2m

Depth: 39' 8" 11.15m

Polsteam: Orla

Isa - Foreign Vessel (Saltie) - Geared Bulker

30 September 2014

Isa, upbound, approaching Lock 3 St Catharines

Isa heading toward the Garden City Skyway / QEW

Isa going under the Garden City Skyway / QEW

Isa passing by the raised Queenston St Bridge 

Isa moving to the side to allow Algoma Enterprise to pass 

Isa heading for Lock 3 

Such a tight fit!

Built: 1999
Owner: Polish Steamship Co., Szczecin, Poland
Home Port: Limassol, Cyprus

Principal Particulars
Length: 655' 10" 199.9m
Beam: 77' 5" 23.6m
Depth: 50' 2" 15.3m

Polesteam: Isa

Algoma Enterprise & Isa - passing in the canal north of Lock 3

30 September 2014

Algoma Enterprise (Algoma Central Corp) Self-Unloader & Isa (Polsteam) Foreign Vessel 

Garden City Skyway - Queenston Bridge - Lock 3 - St Catharines

Passing each other in the canal just north of Lock 3...
Algoma Enterprise, downbound - Isa, upbound. 

It was a hazy, gloomy afternoon.

More on each of these boats in later posts...but for now...

Algoma Enterprise

Isa