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HOMER - FOY - CORT at Erie Photo by W. Craig Scott The Log (Continued) The sale of Soo River Company's steamer PIERSON INDEPENDENT to breakers has been confirmed, however, the new owners have not as yet been identified. ** The opera- tion of the Boco steamer CONSUMERS POWER moves to Erie Sand in 1980. Under a charter arrangement recently completed, the self-unloader will sail in Erie colors under her present name. ** Ship Repairs and Supplies, Ltd. of Toronto has sold its tanker SECOLA to Japanese interests. She cleared Sorel for the sea on December 5th as KITO MARU. Ship Repairs’ newly-acquired tanker TEGUCIGALPA has been renamed CONGAR, the third unit in the fleet to bear the name. ** Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd. will convert its twin steamers JAMES NORRIS and GORDON C. LEITCH for the self-unloader trade at Port Weller. The NORRIS will be rebuilt there next Winter, the LEITCH to follow a year later. ** Algoma Central Marine has ordered yet another 730-foot self-unloader from Collingwood Shipyards. Designated HULL 224, her delivery is scheduled for late 1982. Algoma's HULL 219, now in initial construction at Colling- wood, is due for early 1981 sailing. She will be followed off the ways there by HULL 223, the 730-foot straight-decker for Nipigon Transport, Ltd., then CSL's 730- foot Ocean-Laker self-unloader, HULL 222, will slide down the ways. Delivery dates for these two boats are July 1981 and April 1982 respectively. The yard's HULL 220, the tug being built to replace the lost POINTE MARGUERITE, will be christened POINTE SEPT ILES. ** Bay Shipbuilding's HULL 723, the 728-footer completing for Boco, was to have been named CHICAGO. Instead, she will be christened AMERICAN MARINER. ** Peterson Builders launched the tuna seiner CAPTAIN FRANK MEDINA on January 5th. ** The Greek-flag salty ARCHANGELOS, unable to clear the Seaway prior to closing by reason of grounding and engine trouble, is wintering on the west wall below Lock 1 in the Welland Canal. Her cargo of scrap steel will be off-loaded prior to her drydocking at Port Weller in the Spring. ** A new tug-barge bulk cargo operation, Am-Can Transportation, Inc., will enter the Great Lakes early in the 1981 season. The firm is said to be planning to operate two 575-foot self-unloading barges of 22,000-ton capacity pushed by 9,000-hp twin-screw tugs equipped with Kort nozzles. The barges, 75 feet wide and 45 feet in molded depth, will be equipped with two 600-hp bow thrusters. The tugs, 150-feet in length, 40-feet in beam and of 19-feet draft, were built in 1975 to service North Sea oil operations and have been long- term chartered to Am-Can by a Louisiana-based tugboat operator. The barges are yet to be constructed. i