Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 ...

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 ...

Lake Superior was calm, and the Michipicoten was plying deep waters June 8 when the ship's crew heard a loud bang. The 698-foot freighter suddenly began taking on water near Isle Royale. The ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's a race to the finish of the shipping season and the closure of the Soo Locks. The M/V Herbert C. Jackson made her final trip through the Soo Locks for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...