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The CWB Marquis — one of two new laker vessels the former Canadian Wheat Board ordered in 2011 — arrived at St. Lambert on April 2 for the reopening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The federal Transportation Safety Board reported the Marquis ran aground the next day at Beauharnois, Que., about 45 km southwest of St. Lambert, but refloated later that evening and continued en route to Hamilton. (CWB.ca)

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

By Farmtario Staff April 2, 2015

The first of CWB’s new laker vessels marked the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway for 2015 on Thursday, passing through the South Shore Canal’s St. Lambert Lock near […] Read more

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Return to ‘normal’ ice conditions expected for Great Lakes

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 3, 2014

CNS Canada — After record ice levels kept shipping lanes on the Great Lakes closed longer than normal during the 2013-14 winter, a return to more normal ice conditions is […] Read more

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CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

Return to ‘normal’ ice conditions expected for Great Lakes

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