ESSEXVILLE, MI – About a month ago, the oldest ship sailing on the Great Lakes made its way to the area, making a prolonged stop at Holcim Terminal in Essexville. Now, the Great Lakes’ youngest ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Soo Locks are open. That means ships are moving through all of the Great Lakes, bringing out “boat nerds” for spring ship watching. Whether they’re navigating a narrow ...

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents and visitors to Manitowoc are likely familiar with the concrete tower at the harbor entrance across from the Wisconsin ...

The SS Alpena, the oldest working freighter on Michigan's Great Lakes, is back on course for another shipping season. As of 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, the ship was en route from Cleveland, Ohio, and was on ...

Lower‑than‑average Great Lakes water levels are forcing freighters to watch loads even as cruise lines forecast record passenger growth.

With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from Minnesota to New York. Just a few of the bulk carriers are still moving ...

To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards ...

Freighters on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway lost propulsion, steering or electrical power more than 200 times between 2012 and May 2022 and crashed with stationary objects on the waterways ...