Reviews & Ratings for the Lubie

On July 8, 2016, at 11.15 a.m. the "Lubie" collided with a sailboat in the St. Clair River near the Blue Water Bridge. The sailing yacht was towed toa Canadian harbour, no injures reported.

Owned and operated by Polsteam Shipping, the ship was loaded in Ijmuiden and called at Cleveland before arriving at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, where over 6,600 tonnes of steel will be unloaded by Federal Marine Terminals. The vessel will then continue to the Port of Milwaukee, where the remaining cargo will be discharged. http://www.heavyliftpfi.com/news/indiana-welcomes-first-ship-of-season.html

Two gangs of stevedores — about 50 workers — were out Friday at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, unloading the first international vessel of the shipping season to arrive in Northwest Indiana. Port Director Rick Heimann presented the ceremonial "Steel Stein" to Captain Jacek Kurpiel, whose 21 Polish sailors voyaged for weeks in the M.V. Lubie from Holland to several Great Lakes ports, including the deepwater port that's in Portage and Burns Harbor. The 623-foot Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier dropped off 6,600 tons of steel at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/first-international-ship-arrives-in-portage/article_8742f63a-fad0-5ba5-8833-5e47bc39bbcd.html