M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned by the American Steamship Company now a part of the Rand Logistics, Inc. and operated by Grand River Navigation.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), iron ore pellets, coal, limestone, and gypsum.

[3] The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963).

The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League.

[4] The ship is currently bareboat chartered to a third-party freight carrier.