Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

“Opening the Soo Locks on March 21 will provide relief to the increased pressure that the Great Lakes Navigation System will ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week when the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reopen early ...

Great Lakes shipping season will open Friday when the Poe Lock in Michigan opens. Ships will soon be on the move to and from ...

During the peak shipping season, the Great Lakes region has well over 100 bulk carrier, self-unloading, straight-deck ...

Octantis ties with its twin, the Viking Polaris, for the largest cruise ship on the Great Lakes. However, they are several hundred feet smaller than many freighters on the lakes, which can exceed ...

There are 13 1,000-footers on the Great Lakes. The largest ship that passes through the Soo Locks is the Paul R. Tregurtha at 1,013 feet, 6 inches, which is larger than three football fields.