Showing posts with label Rand Logistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rand Logistics. Show all posts

Sunday, 12 October 2014

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










Friday, 26 September 2014

Manitoba - Bulk Carrier

26 September 2014

Manitoba, Upbound, Lock 2 - Carlton St. Bridge - St Catharines

Pulling up into Lock 2 - gates behind her still open
Gates closed and beginning to rise in the lock





Manitoba
Formerly: Mantadoc (2) 1966-2002, Teakglen 2002-2005, Maritime Trader 2005-2011

Principal Particulars
Length 608'00"
Beam 62'00"
Depth 36'00"





Thursday, 4 September 2014

Robert S. Pierson & Dara Desgagnes

19 July 2014
Robert S. Pierson (downbound) & Dara Desgagnes (upbound) 
between Lock 3 & Glendale Ave Bridge - St Catharines




Robert S. Pierson was originally launched in 1974 as the Wolverine
Currently owned by Rand Logistics, Inc., owner of subsidiary: 
Lower Lakes Towing, Port Dover, Ontario
Website: Robert S Pierson
Website: Dara Desgagnés

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Kaministiqua & Ojibway

01 August 2014
Glendale Ave. Bridge, St Catharines
Kaministiqua heading downbound for Lock 3
Kaministiqua & Ojibway pass in the canal

Kaministiqua under the Glendale Ave. Bridge in St Catharines 



Kaministiqua heading toward Lock 3 and meeting the Ojibway leaving the lock 
Kaministiqua
Kaministiqua with the Ojibway passing her  

Ojibway passing the Kaministiqua 

Cuyahoga - Bulker

22 August 2014
Lock 3 - St Catharines
Cuyahoga, downbound through Lock 3

Cuyahoga just entered Lock 3
Cuyahoga in Lock 3

Cuyahoga in Lock 3 - the gate is closed behind her and she is waiting to be lowered. In the background, up the canal is the Glendale Ave. Bridge. (Photo taken from Lock 3 back observation deck.)
Lock 3
Lock 3 gates have just opened...Cuyahoga is just starting to move out of the lock.
Cuyahoga just emerging from Lock 3
Cuyahoga heading toward the open Queenston St. Bridge.
Built in 1943

Friday, 1 August 2014

Ojibway

Lock 3
01 August 2014
 
Lock 3
01 August 2014
 
Lock 3
01 August 2014
Ojibway (upbound) & Kaministiqua (downbound) - passing between Lock 3 and Glendale Bridge
01 August 2014
Between Lock 3 and Glendale Bridge
01 August 2014

Between Lock 3 & Glendale Bridge
01 August 2014


Built in 1952

Link to: Boatnerd website: Ojibway

Website: Ojibway - Rand Logistics Inc.

Website: Rand Logistics Inc.(Lower Lakes Towing) Fleet

Saturday, 19 July 2014

Robert S. Pierson

Robert S. Pierson, downbound from Glendale Ave Bridge, heading to Lock 3
19 July 2014

Robert S. Pierson & Dara Desgagnes passing, above Lock 3
19 July 2014
Robert S. Pierson & Algoma Transport passing below Lock 3
19 July 2014

Originally launched in 1974 as the Wolverine
Currently owned by Rand Logistics, Inc., owner of subsidiary: Lower Lakes Towing, Port Dover, Ontario

Website: Robert S. Pierson

Link to Boatnerd Website: Robert S. Pierson


Website: Maritime History of the Great Lakes: ROBERT S. PIERSON on Welland Canal