Sometimes when I look at Marine Traffic, I only look at the ships coming downbound. The downbound ships are easier to predict when they will arrive. Because of that, sometimes I miss many of the ships that are coming upbound.
For a lesson in terminology, downbound refers to ships that are coming from the north. Typically these are the ships that are loaded with cargo. Most of the time, they are coming down from Lake Superior but sometimes, they will come from some of the ports in the northern Lower Peninsula. Upbound refers to ships that are heading in the opposite direction. Typically these ships are not carrying any cargo and are heading up to pick up cargo.
The CSL Welland was heading upbound. I think she was heading from Montreal or Quebec City and she was heading up to Thunder Bay.
While in Thunder Bay, she will pick up grain and take it back to one of the ports she originated from. From one of those ports, another ship will pick up the load and take it to one of the overseas ports.
Because of the amount of travel (and more importantly, the amount of locks), these boats see, they tend to look worse for wear than their American counterparts.
The beam shot.
And she continues on to Lake St. Clair and points beyond.
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