FEDERAL MATANE, which had been scheduled to visit Erie in mid-August, has been substituted and will be replaced with FEDERAL POWER, which will make its second visit of the season to Erie, tentatively scheduled for August 15.
Although many saltwater freighters visit Great Lakes ports more than once in a season, for any saltwater ship to visit Erie more than once in a season is extremely rare. In fact, the last time that happened was 1993 when the CLAUDIA I visited on May 13 and again on July 13.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
FEDERAL POWER Arrives
FEDERAL POWER, after a 13-hour transit of the Welland Canal, arrived in Erie today at 1445 hours, turned in Presque Isle Bay and docked at the Mountfort Terminal. The POWER has spent the following hours unloading five pieces of general cargo, including two lifts of 212 metric tonnes each. This is the first of two Fednav vessels to visit this season; FEDERAL MATANE is due in mid-August.
Lakeshore Towing's TITAN inbound Erie ahead of the FEDERAL POWER, towing a disabled 26-foot Sea Ray.
FEDERAL POWER inbound.
Stern view.
Beneteau sailing yacht EAU CLARE follows the POWER in.
POWER unloading this evening.
Stern view.
Unloading another piece.
Lifting out the cargo.
Close up.
Lakeshore Towing's TITAN inbound Erie ahead of the FEDERAL POWER, towing a disabled 26-foot Sea Ray.
FEDERAL POWER inbound.
Stern view.
Beneteau sailing yacht EAU CLARE follows the POWER in.
POWER unloading this evening.
Stern view.
Unloading another piece.
Lifting out the cargo.
Close up.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Fednav to Call Twice on Erie this Season
As Erie Shipping News readers know, Erie is expecting two foreign visitors from the Fednav Group’s fleet this summer. FEDERAL POWER is expected on June 30 to discharge five pieces of general cargo, including two heavy lifts of 212 metric tons each. In August, fleetmate FEDERAL MATANE, or a substitute vessel, is expected to discharge a similar cargo.
These are expected to be the two visits that Fednav’s ships make this year, as Erie will not yet become a regular port of call for the Fednav FALLine team; however, Fednav does call in Erie on inducement.
A little background information on each of the vessels. FEDERAL POWER is one of six Cypriot-flagged sister ships built from 1999 through 2003 at the JiangJiang Shipyard in China. The 469-foot long, 2000-built general cargo ship is capable of carrying a little more than 17,000 tons of cargo on a saltwater draft of 9.7 meters and just over 12,000 metric tons on a Great Lakes draft of 8.0 meters. The POWER is fitted with two cranes of 45 metric tons each, and is capable of carrying 1,098 containers.
The 607-foot long FEDERAL MATANE was built in 2004 in Wenchong Shipyard in China. The vessel is capable of carrying 20,100 metric tons of cargo on a Seaway draft of 8.0 meters and 27,781 metric tons on a Seaway draft of 9.8 meters. The vessel is fitted with three cranes of 30 metric tons each.
FEDERAL POWER is currently in Sorel and is next expected in to Hamilton on the 29th or 30th, and after a day there will head for Erie.
These are expected to be the two visits that Fednav’s ships make this year, as Erie will not yet become a regular port of call for the Fednav FALLine team; however, Fednav does call in Erie on inducement.
A little background information on each of the vessels. FEDERAL POWER is one of six Cypriot-flagged sister ships built from 1999 through 2003 at the JiangJiang Shipyard in China. The 469-foot long, 2000-built general cargo ship is capable of carrying a little more than 17,000 tons of cargo on a saltwater draft of 9.7 meters and just over 12,000 metric tons on a Great Lakes draft of 8.0 meters. The POWER is fitted with two cranes of 45 metric tons each, and is capable of carrying 1,098 containers.
The 607-foot long FEDERAL MATANE was built in 2004 in Wenchong Shipyard in China. The vessel is capable of carrying 20,100 metric tons of cargo on a Seaway draft of 8.0 meters and 27,781 metric tons on a Seaway draft of 9.8 meters. The vessel is fitted with three cranes of 30 metric tons each.
FEDERAL POWER is currently in Sorel and is next expected in to Hamilton on the 29th or 30th, and after a day there will head for Erie.
Monday, June 14, 2010
J.S. St. JOHN Being Repainted; Updated FEDERAL POWER ETA, FEDERAL MATANE Also Due
Lakeshore Towing's tug DON HENRY this morning delivered Lakeshore's barge 502 to the Old Ore Dock, where the barge was used as a staging area to allow crews from Erie Sand & Gravel to repaint the J.S. St. JOHN. St. JOHN is being painted gray, a change from the Erie Sand green that she has worn.
It's not clear yet as to whether this is a new paint job or just a primer for repainting the vessel gray, but if this is the St. JOHN's new paint scheme, it means the end of a long tradition of Erie Sand's green hulls on the Great Lakes.
FEDERAL POWER is currently loading in Antwerp, Belgium and is expected in Erie on June 30.
Meanwhile, FEDERAL MATANE is scheduled to arrive in Bremen, Germany to load on July 15, and after stopping in Hamilton, Ontario will arrive in Erie on August 10. Both dates are subject to change. These are the first Fednav ships to visit Erie since 2007.
J.S. St. JOHN at dock this afternoon.
Another view.
FEDERAL MATANE in the Welland Canal on November 2, 2008.
BBC RUSSIA in the Welland Canal on August 27, 2005. This is roughly what the FEDERAL POWER looks like.
It's not clear yet as to whether this is a new paint job or just a primer for repainting the vessel gray, but if this is the St. JOHN's new paint scheme, it means the end of a long tradition of Erie Sand's green hulls on the Great Lakes.
FEDERAL POWER is currently loading in Antwerp, Belgium and is expected in Erie on June 30.
Meanwhile, FEDERAL MATANE is scheduled to arrive in Bremen, Germany to load on July 15, and after stopping in Hamilton, Ontario will arrive in Erie on August 10. Both dates are subject to change. These are the first Fednav ships to visit Erie since 2007.
J.S. St. JOHN at dock this afternoon.
Another view.
FEDERAL MATANE in the Welland Canal on November 2, 2008.
BBC RUSSIA in the Welland Canal on August 27, 2005. This is roughly what the FEDERAL POWER looks like.
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