The Maritime Trader, loading at Cargill, makes its first trip of the season.
M/V Maritime Trader, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 4 2007, Image 07-0372
Captain Jim Perkins holds up awards. Top Hat Award
for first downbound vessel in the Welland Canal, and
Port of Duluth award for first ship to transit the
Seaway to arrive at Duluth. "I've sailed 29 years
and never won anything.
Now I get two awards on one trip." Captain Perkins
Captain Jim Perkins, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0134
Looking forward on the Maritime Trader loading at Duluth.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0195
Loading spring wheat on the Martime Trader.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0141
This first load of the season is destined for Baie Comeau on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0188
2nd Mate Christian Petit and 3rd Mate Chad Billard confer about the vessel loading process.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0233
Wheelsman Manuel Cox takes sounding
during the vessel loading.
Longshoreman Rupert LaMont, Duluth,
keeps an eye on the loading progress.
Loading spout in hold of ship. The Maritime Trader will load
approximately 16,000 tons of spring wheat.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0202
Loading spout spreading grain in the hold of the Maritime Trader
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0208
Chief Engineer Ben Broydell is one of the founders of
Voyageur Marine Transport. Chief Broydell begain sailing
at the age of 14 when he worked on fishing boats in New Foundland.
In 1970 he started on the Great Lakes, working as
a 3rd Engineer on the bunkering barge
Gulf Central.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0179
Chief Engineer Ben Broydell and Captain Jim Perkins
worked for many years with Algoma Central Marine before
joining Voyageur Marine Transport
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0173
The Martime Trader delayed loading while a record setting April nowfall in Duluth.
The crew had to use a snow blower to clear the hatch covers and decks of an
estimated 1-foot of snow.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0173
The Martime Trader at the Cargill dock at Duluth.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0243
The Martime Trader departing Duluth for Baie Comeau.
The Trader is the former Paterson vessel Mantadoc.
Maritime Trader, Apr 4, 2007, Image 07-0407
