MACKINAC ISLANDER

  • General
    • Vessel Name : MACKINAC ISLANDER 0
    • Operator : ARNOLD TRANSIT COMPANY 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 335 0
    • Vessel Type : 03 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 450 0
  • Location
    • City : MACKINAC ISLAND 0
    • STATE : MI 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 67 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 99 232
    • Passenger Capacity : 44 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 78.9 257
    • Regular Breadth : 30 257
    • Overall Length : 83 257
    • Overall Breadt : 30 257
    • Load draft : 7.5 257
    • Light Draft : 7 257
    • Height : 34 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1947 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 253170 0

ARNOLD TRANSIT COMPANY

  • Area of Operation : MACKINAC ISLAND, ST. IGNACE AND MACKINAW CITY, MI 0
  • Principal Commodity : FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS 0

ALGOMAH

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHIPPEWA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

CORSAIR

  • Type : 03 0
  • Construction : A 0

HURON

  • Type : 12 0
  • Construction : A 0

ISLAND EXPRESS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

MACKINAC EXPRESS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

OTTAWA

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

STRAITS EXPRESS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

STRAITS OF MACKINAC II

  • Type : 12 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

McNally takes the Helm at Manson Construction

McNally takes the Helm at Manson Construction

Manson Construction Co. (Manson) announced that James (Jim) McNally, previously Manson’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), has assumed the role of President and CEO as of March 3, 2025.“The Board of Directors unanimously approves of Mr. McNally taking the reins of Manson due to his excellent performance as COO and his long-time industry experience

DFDS Gets 20-Year Ferry Services Contract in Channel Islands

DFDS Gets 20-Year Ferry Services Contract in Channel Islands

DFDS and the government of Jersey have signed a contract under which DFDS will provide freight and passenger services connecting Jersey of the Channel Islands to the UK and France for 20 years.Beginning 28 March 2025, the new service will include routes from Jersey to Poole and Portsmouth in the U.K., and Saint-Malo in France.

Visual Estimate of Height Led to Crane Hitting Bridge

Visual Estimate of Height Led to Crane Hitting Bridge

A captain and barge company managers not identifying the crane they were towing was too high to pass under the Mackinac Bridge near Mackinaw City, Michigan, led to the crane hitting the bridge, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded.On May 7, 2023, the towing vessel Nickelena was transiting the Straits of Mackinac, while towing a deck barge transporting a crawler crane

Philippines, China Accuse Each Other of Dangerous Moves in South China Sea Shoal

Philippines, China Accuse Each Other of Dangerous Moves in South China Sea Shoal

China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvres in a hotly disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest confrontation over the waterway.A Chinese coast guard vessel sped up and manoeuvred on Monday to block the navigation route of a Philippine vessel around 36 nautical miles off the Scarborough shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard said.