Port reports are compiled from volunteer reader observations and AIS transmissions. Please send information about vessel arrivals and departures from your port to news@boatnerd.net by 9 p.m. (Eastern) nightly for them to be included in the next day’s news. Please include name of vessel, arrival time, day and dock it went to (if known). We welcome new reporters. If your port is not included, we would welcome your contributions. We are particularly looking for reporters for the St. Marys River, Southern Lake Michigan ports, Detroit, Toledo and the Hamilton/Toronto area.
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Indiana Harbor departed at 03:15 (CST) Saturday morning with iron ore pellets for Conneaut, OH. As of Saturday night, the only vessel in port on the Duluth side was Paul R. Tregurtha taking a delay at Port Terminal. Federal Katsura is estimated to depart Saturday evening with petroleum coke from SMET. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin is expected early Sunday to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Drawsko is expected Sunday afternoon to load wheat at CHS#1; she may anchor on arrival. Algoma Mariner is expected Sunday early evening to load petroleum coke at SMET. Finally, American Integrity is expected Sunday night to load coal at SMET; may anchor outside Duluth waiting for the Algoma Mariner.
Superior Entry: Burns Harbor departed at 09:29 (CST) Saturday morning with iron ore pellets for her namesake port. As of Saturday night, Federal Katsura was loading petroleum coke at SMET on the Superior side. Algoma Discovery is expected early Sunday afternoon to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Michipicoten arrived Two Harbors on 6/4 at 21:07 for North of #2 gravity dock. She departed on 6/5 at 04:33 after getting a whole load from the gravity dock. The Edwin H. Gott arrived at 02:34. As of 17:00 she was still at the dock. Due Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 6/6 is the CSL Assiniboine.
Thunder Bay
Saturday; 6:14 Federal Oshima arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 17:01 Federal Clyde departed for Quebec City.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Saturday; 0:51 John J Boland departed for Muskegon. 5:27 Wilfred Sykes arrived to finish loading limestone. 13:51 Great Republic arrived and went to anchor.
Charlevoix: Saturday; 2:00 Algoma Mariner departed for Duluth Superior. 10:28 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products and departed at 16:18 for Milwaukee. 17:52 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Friday; 13:14 Manitowoc arrived to load trap rock and departed at 22:31 for Calumet.
Meldrum Bay: Saturday; 19:06 Whitefish Bay arrived to load limestone.
Drummond Island: Friday; 20:56 Wilfred Sykes after partially loading departed for Port Inland.
Port Dolomite: Saturday; 1:58 Sam Laud departed for Windsor.
Calcite: Saturday; 0:08 H Lee White departed for Bay City. 4:42 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Saturday; 21:00 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass cleared 4.45 pm Friday downbound for Hamilton with salt. Algoma Sault arrived 8.39 am Friday, loaded salt, cleared 12.03 pm Saturday upbound for Superior. Algoma Innovator arrived 2.13 pm Saturday loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Intrepid expected next.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: American Courage was at the dock.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 02:09. Nunalik departed for Montreal, Chestnut left for Thunder Bay and Ijzerborg left for Antwerp, Belgium. After a quick trip to Port Colborne, Algoma Buffalo returned to load at Cargill at 19:44.
Ashtabula: CSL Welland departed at 16:06 for Thunder Bay. Ocean Castle arrived at the Pinney dock at 16:27.
Nanticoke: Algonorth was at Imperial Oil. Algocanada was still anchored and joined by Algoma Hansa at 12:12. CSL Tadoussac arrived at Stelco at 14:22.