Great Lakes to Halifax short sea runs begin
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by Tom Peters | Source: The Chronicle Herald
The Dutch Runner made its inaugural call at the Port of Halifax on Friday, kicking off a long-awaited short sea service between Halifax and the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Feeder Lines of Burlington, Ont., plans to operate the service between Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, on an eight- to nine-day rotation.
“We are pleased to see there is a ship in the service now and the options it gives the users of the port,” said Patrick Bohan, Halifax Port Authority’s manager of business development.
In addition to containers, he said, the vessel also carries heavy lift cargo, “which is particularly problematic to move inland without a service like this.”
…The ship unloaded 60 containers and two 70-tonne boilers destined for Singapore.
01 • Richard Edwards Says: 29.07.08 at 9:48 pm
Michigan Maritime Museum is going to have an exhibit on Great Lakes freighters, probably in 2009, now. The theme will be (for the Museum’s guests) “Did you know how much really goes on the Great Lakes?” We’ll describe the ports, the ships the cargo carried.
We need lots of pictures, posters and models etc etc to go with what we already have, which is a lot. Loans are fine - we can return it all.
Any ideas? I’d be interested in brainstorming a little with someone or just getting ideas.
Thanks