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Page 20 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS Oct 24 ... New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the third Staten Island ferry under construction at Marinette Marine will be named SPIRIT OF AMERICA. On February 13,2004 he announced that it would be named THE SEPTEMBER 11™ but it was decided to put the name up for a vote of Staten Island residents instead. Five names were chosen to vote on and the SPIRIT OF AMERICA won. Oct 25 ... Ispat International N.V. announced it has acquired LNM Holdings N.V. and the new company will be named Mittal Steel Company. Simultaneously Ispat and International Steel Group (ISG) announced they have entered into an agreement to merge into the new Mittal Steel Company which will become the largest and most global steel company in the world. Ispat already owned the former Inland Steel Company and their Great Lakes Ships, ISG owned the J & L, Bethlehem and Wierton mills and the former Bethlehem ships. What changes this brings to the Great Lakes is unknown at this time. Oct 27 ... The Arnold Transit ferry ALGOMAH arrived at the MCM Marine Shipyard at the Soo and will be placed on the floating drydock for her five year survey. ... The Port Huron based Tall Ship HIGHLANDER SEA sailed up the St. Mary's River to the MCM Marine Shipyard. She will be drydocked over the winter for plank replacement and other repairs. Oct 29 ... The old forebody of Canada Steamship Lines JEAN PARISEAN was floated out of the drydock at Port Weller Dry Docks and placed at the fitout wall by the tugs SEAHOUND, VAC and PROGRESS. The tow to the International Marine Salvage Yard in Port Colborne for scrapping was delayed by high winds in the area. ... Inland Lakes Transportation's J. B. FORD was towed from their plant in Superior across the harbor to the Fraser Shipyard for drydocking and painting by unnamed tugs. She has been used as a storage hull since 1985 at various ports around the lakes. ARIZONA DREAM upbound in Welland Canal approaching Lock #8 - August 18, 2001 Photo by Jim Morris