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Archive: January 2024 to December 2025, 28,207 passages. Seaway transits checked hourly. Last checked 2026-09-23 18:00 UTC — 14:00 EDT. NOAA publishes in quarterly batches, and the archive currently runs nine months behind.

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Fleet-matched vessel · Canada flag

Algoma Bear

Algoma Central · Self-unloader · 226 m. Range: Lakes only. 262 recorded passages across 7 chokepoints.

Last recorded passage

downbound at Welland Canal (Thorold)

20 Dec 2025, 04:47 EST — ±15 min · see the December 2025 log

This is an archive, not a tracker. The passage record runs January 2024 to December 2025 and ends at 31 Dec 2025. The public AIS archive arrives in quarterly batches and currently runs nine months behind. Nothing on this page tells you where Algoma Bear is today. Her last recorded passage was 12 days before the archive ends, and that gap is about the record, not necessarily about the ship.

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Specification

Dimensions and identifiers as broadcast over AIS; AIS-reported figures are self-declared by the vessel and are not a registry of record.
Name (AIS) ALGOMA BEAR
MMSI 316053597
IMO IMO9619309
Call sign VBAC
Length overall 226 m (741 ft)
Beam 24 m (79 ft)
AIS vessel type Cargo
Hull type Self-unloader
Operator Algoma Central
Flag Canada

Passage record

  • 262 Passages January 2024 – December 2025
  • 7 Chokepoints of 7 monitored
  • 2 Jun 2024 First in archive UTC date
  • 20 Dec 2025 Last in archive UTC date

Where she was recorded

Season passage log

Local time at each chokepoint · grouped by month (UTC buckets)

Times are interpolated from AIS track samples, good to about fifteen minutes, and shown in each chokepoint's local time. A passage is a track crossing our gate line, not an official lock record.

2025 season

December 2025 16 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
20 Dec 2025 04:47 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
16 Dec 2025 12:37 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
14 Dec 2025 20:30 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
13 Dec 2025 21:32 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
13 Dec 2025 16:02 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
12 Dec 2025 19:17 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
11 Dec 2025 08:43 CST Superior Entry outbound
10 Dec 2025 17:42 CST Superior Entry inbound
9 Dec 2025 10:44 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
8 Dec 2025 10:31 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
8 Dec 2025 03:14 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
7 Dec 2025 04:46 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
5 Dec 2025 12:01 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
4 Dec 2025 12:51 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
4 Dec 2025 07:30 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
3 Dec 2025 00:18 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
November 2025 17 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
28 Nov 2025 11:52 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
26 Nov 2025 07:52 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
26 Nov 2025 02:44 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
25 Nov 2025 05:24 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
23 Nov 2025 04:03 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
22 Nov 2025 06:42 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
22 Nov 2025 00:48 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
21 Nov 2025 07:51 EST Straits of Mackinac eastbound
17 Nov 2025 20:53 EST Straits of Mackinac westbound
17 Nov 2025 02:59 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
16 Nov 2025 18:27 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
15 Nov 2025 20:39 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
13 Nov 2025 14:15 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
8 Nov 2025 14:04 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
6 Nov 2025 12:59 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
3 Nov 2025 04:19 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
1 Nov 2025 17:22 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
October 2025 12 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
29 Oct 2025 17:20 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
26 Oct 2025 13:59 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
25 Oct 2025 13:37 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
25 Oct 2025 08:13 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
24 Oct 2025 13:18 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
21 Oct 2025 10:26 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
20 Oct 2025 11:24 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
20 Oct 2025 03:20 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
19 Oct 2025 02:02 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
4 Oct 2025 14:19 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
3 Oct 2025 08:15 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
2 Oct 2025 12:57 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
September 2025 8 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
26 Sep 2025 09:59 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
25 Sep 2025 14:26 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
25 Sep 2025 05:53 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
22 Sep 2025 09:44 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
10 Sep 2025 09:36 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
8 Sep 2025 16:48 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
4 Sep 2025 23:01 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
2 Sep 2025 14:20 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
August 2025 15 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
31 Aug 2025 13:03 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
30 Aug 2025 14:39 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
29 Aug 2025 14:15 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
26 Aug 2025 06:39 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
25 Aug 2025 08:59 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
25 Aug 2025 03:44 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
20 Aug 2025 16:08 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
17 Aug 2025 17:14 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
16 Aug 2025 18:54 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
16 Aug 2025 10:52 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
15 Aug 2025 12:17 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
5 Aug 2025 01:58 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
4 Aug 2025 04:13 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
3 Aug 2025 22:41 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
3 Aug 2025 06:06 EDT Straits of Mackinac eastbound
July 2025 12 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
30 Jul 2025 13:41 EDT Straits of Mackinac westbound
30 Jul 2025 04:26 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
27 Jul 2025 14:11 CDT Duluth Ship Canal outbound
27 Jul 2025 10:35 CDT Duluth Ship Canal inbound
9 Jul 2025 15:45 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
8 Jul 2025 19:15 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
8 Jul 2025 11:08 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
7 Jul 2025 15:27 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
5 Jul 2025 16:06 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
4 Jul 2025 19:53 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
4 Jul 2025 14:47 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
3 Jul 2025 19:15 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
June 2025 17 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
29 Jun 2025 16:22 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
28 Jun 2025 20:38 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
28 Jun 2025 12:45 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
27 Jun 2025 14:28 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
26 Jun 2025 06:23 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
23 Jun 2025 22:33 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
20 Jun 2025 09:28 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
15 Jun 2025 16:46 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
14 Jun 2025 15:45 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
14 Jun 2025 08:31 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
13 Jun 2025 10:30 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
13 Jun 2025 03:51 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
12 Jun 2025 07:38 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
10 Jun 2025 00:41 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
9 Jun 2025 01:53 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
8 Jun 2025 16:04 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
7 Jun 2025 17:51 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
May 2025 14 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
30 May 2025 04:24 CDT Duluth Ship Canal outbound
29 May 2025 14:19 CDT Duluth Ship Canal inbound
14 May 2025 07:34 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
13 May 2025 09:46 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
13 May 2025 02:44 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
12 May 2025 07:17 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
10 May 2025 07:55 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
9 May 2025 11:25 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
9 May 2025 05:53 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
8 May 2025 10:36 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
5 May 2025 06:15 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
4 May 2025 09:55 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
4 May 2025 01:48 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
3 May 2025 04:53 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
April 2025 24 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
29 Apr 2025 00:12 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
28 Apr 2025 00:43 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
27 Apr 2025 18:34 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
26 Apr 2025 11:28 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
26 Apr 2025 06:13 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
25 Apr 2025 09:41 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
24 Apr 2025 01:12 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
21 Apr 2025 18:47 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
19 Apr 2025 18:57 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
18 Apr 2025 22:57 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
18 Apr 2025 17:36 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
17 Apr 2025 21:15 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
15 Apr 2025 22:15 CDT Duluth Ship Canal outbound
15 Apr 2025 17:17 CDT Duluth Ship Canal inbound
14 Apr 2025 08:01 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
13 Apr 2025 04:15 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
12 Apr 2025 19:52 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
11 Apr 2025 22:49 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
10 Apr 2025 01:51 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
7 Apr 2025 14:35 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
5 Apr 2025 17:09 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
4 Apr 2025 20:49 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
4 Apr 2025 15:30 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
3 Apr 2025 23:22 EDT Straits of Mackinac eastbound
March 2025 4 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
31 Mar 2025 01:29 EDT Straits of Mackinac westbound
30 Mar 2025 17:45 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
22 Mar 2025 05:33 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
21 Mar 2025 01:32 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
February 2025 7 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
25 Feb 2025 09:13 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
24 Feb 2025 11:13 EST Straits of Mackinac eastbound
21 Feb 2025 12:07 EST Straits of Mackinac westbound
9 Feb 2025 14:42 EST Straits of Mackinac eastbound
5 Feb 2025 10:43 EST Straits of Mackinac westbound
1 Feb 2025 23:42 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
1 Feb 2025 12:02 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
January 2025 11 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
21 Jan 2025 14:28 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
21 Jan 2025 07:11 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
13 Jan 2025 13:08 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
13 Jan 2025 07:18 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
10 Jan 2025 10:16 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
10 Jan 2025 03:18 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
9 Jan 2025 08:11 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
6 Jan 2025 02:55 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
4 Jan 2025 23:18 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
4 Jan 2025 17:48 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
3 Jan 2025 14:58 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound

2024 season

December 2024 13 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
27 Dec 2024 10:18 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
26 Dec 2024 14:03 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
26 Dec 2024 08:36 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
23 Dec 2024 04:08 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
22 Dec 2024 08:30 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
22 Dec 2024 02:55 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
19 Dec 2024 19:56 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
13 Dec 2024 20:55 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
9 Dec 2024 23:00 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
7 Dec 2024 06:35 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
5 Dec 2024 15:16 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
5 Dec 2024 08:33 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
3 Dec 2024 19:57 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
November 2024 10 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
30 Nov 2024 03:43 CST Superior Entry outbound
28 Nov 2024 07:42 CST Superior Entry inbound
24 Nov 2024 13:05 EST Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
23 Nov 2024 16:03 EST Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
23 Nov 2024 08:31 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
22 Nov 2024 13:13 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
11 Nov 2024 13:25 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
10 Nov 2024 17:02 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
8 Nov 2024 06:28 EST Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
7 Nov 2024 06:23 EST Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
October 2024 9 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
28 Oct 2024 18:22 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
27 Oct 2024 19:50 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
27 Oct 2024 15:11 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
26 Oct 2024 18:49 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
23 Oct 2024 02:17 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
22 Oct 2024 05:40 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
22 Oct 2024 00:21 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
19 Oct 2024 00:37 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
16 Oct 2024 22:52 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
September 2024 13 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
27 Sep 2024 12:29 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
26 Sep 2024 14:28 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
25 Sep 2024 11:47 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
22 Sep 2024 04:01 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
21 Sep 2024 05:55 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
21 Sep 2024 01:03 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
20 Sep 2024 05:05 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
10 Sep 2024 19:05 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
9 Sep 2024 21:51 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
9 Sep 2024 16:20 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
8 Sep 2024 13:27 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
8 Sep 2024 05:23 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
7 Sep 2024 05:41 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
August 2024 21 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
27 Aug 2024 20:46 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
26 Aug 2024 22:51 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
26 Aug 2024 17:21 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
25 Aug 2024 21:07 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
22 Aug 2024 08:02 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
21 Aug 2024 09:56 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
21 Aug 2024 02:43 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
20 Aug 2024 06:31 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
18 Aug 2024 11:02 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
17 Aug 2024 12:58 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
17 Aug 2024 07:29 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
16 Aug 2024 11:01 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
13 Aug 2024 11:26 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
12 Aug 2024 14:17 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
12 Aug 2024 08:55 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
8 Aug 2024 22:26 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
8 Aug 2024 16:47 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
7 Aug 2024 20:14 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
4 Aug 2024 08:28 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
3 Aug 2024 07:50 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
2 Aug 2024 19:43 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
July 2024 17 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
31 Jul 2024 13:54 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
31 Jul 2024 08:27 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
30 Jul 2024 12:04 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
26 Jul 2024 02:18 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
25 Jul 2024 02:17 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
24 Jul 2024 17:21 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
17 Jul 2024 05:31 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound
15 Jul 2024 16:38 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) downbound
11 Jul 2024 12:07 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
11 Jul 2024 06:28 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
10 Jul 2024 10:18 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
6 Jul 2024 14:04 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
5 Jul 2024 14:30 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
5 Jul 2024 04:00 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
3 Jul 2024 05:42 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
3 Jul 2024 00:12 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
2 Jul 2024 03:26 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
June 2024 22 passages
Date Local time Chokepoint Direction
29 Jun 2024 08:42 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
28 Jun 2024 12:26 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
28 Jun 2024 03:24 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
26 Jun 2024 00:53 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
25 Jun 2024 18:59 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
24 Jun 2024 22:14 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
21 Jun 2024 21:29 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
20 Jun 2024 23:35 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
20 Jun 2024 15:03 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
18 Jun 2024 00:31 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
17 Jun 2024 19:04 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
16 Jun 2024 22:56 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
14 Jun 2024 01:35 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
13 Jun 2024 02:39 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
12 Jun 2024 18:14 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
9 Jun 2024 20:48 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge downbound
9 Jun 2024 15:22 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge downbound
8 Jun 2024 19:25 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) downbound
4 Jun 2024 23:33 EDT Soo Locks (St. Marys River) upbound
4 Jun 2024 01:21 EDT Port Huron / Blue Water Bridge upbound
3 Jun 2024 17:41 EDT Detroit River / Ambassador Bridge upbound
2 Jun 2024 19:52 EDT Welland Canal (Thorold) upbound