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

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

One of the first ever lake propeller-driven lake freighters made entirely of steel plate, she was built for financier and shipping magnate Peter G. Minch's Minch Transportation Company.

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

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 ...

It’s an exciting sight to see the commercial lake freighters motor into the Waukegan Harbor pier along Seahorse Drive and unload their cement cargoes during the shipping season. While many think ...