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

Vancouverborg - Foreign Vessel (Saltie) - Multipurpose Dry Cargo Carrier

07 October 2014

Vancouverborg, downbound from Bridge 5 / Glendale Ave

to Lock 3, St Catharines

A beautiful autumn day with a very dramatic, ever changing sky...

the perfect backdrop for the beautiful Vancouverborg.

Vancouverborg in Lock 3

Owner: Wagenborg Shipping BV,Delfzijl, Netherlands

Home Port: Delfzijl, Netherlands

Principal Particulars

Length: 433' 10" 132.23m

Beam: 52' 1" 15.88m

Depth: 31' 8" 9.65m

Wagenborg: Vancouverborg

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

Hamburg - (Cruise) Passenger Vessel

07 October 2014

Hamburg, downbound - Bridge 5 / Glendale Ave. area - St Catharines

Hamburg leaving Lock 4

Passing under Bridge 5

Principal Particulars

Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas

Builder: MTW Schiffswerft GmbH, Wismar, Germany

Entered into service: 1997

Type: Cruise ship

Length: 144.13 m (472 ft 10 in)

Beam: 21.50 m (70 ft 6 in)

Draft: 5.15 m (16 ft 11 in)

The first two cruises will tour the Great Lakes as far as Chicago. 

Ports of call are laid out below for each cruise:

September 24-October 11, 2014: 

16-night Great Lakes cruise from Montreal to Toronto, the Welland Canal/Niagara, Windsor, Tobermory, Little Current, Chicago, Milwaukee, Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Kingston and return to Montreal.

MS HAMBURG: PLANTOURS Kreuzfahrten

The Cruise People: Hamburg

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

Elisabeth Schulte (Foreign Vessel) Tanker

30 September 2014

Elisabeth Schulte, upbound, Lock 2 St Catharines

Elisabeth Schulte
Built: 2010
Type: Chemical & Oil Tanker
Owner: Bernhard Schulte, Hamburg, Germany
Flag: Isle of Man
Home Port: Douglas, Isle of Man

Principal Particulars
Length: 476' 2" 145.14m
Beam: 76' 5" 23.3m
Depth: 41' 0" 12.5m

Schulte: Elisabeth Schulte

Algoma Enterprise - Lock 3, St Catharines & Lock 7, Thorold

30 September 2014

Algoma Enterprise, downbound, Lock 3 area - St Catharines

Algoma Enterprise just leaving Lock 3

Photo bombed by a Turkey Vulture!

Algoma Enterprise going through the Homer / Queenston St.  Bridge

Just passed under the Garden City Skyway / QEW

26 July 2014

Lock 7 Thorold

Algoma Enterprise being lowered in Lock 7

Manager: Algoma Central Corporation

Registry: Toronto / Canada

Builder: Port Weller Dry Docks, 1979, Hull 65

Type: Great Lakes Self Unloading Bulk Carrier

Principal Particulars 

LOA 222.50 m 730'- 0" 

Beam (mld) 23.12 m 75'- 10½" 

Depth (mld) 14.20 m 46'- 7" 

Tonnage Gross Cdn 23,395 US 21,224

Algoma Enterprise