Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Heerengracht departed around 19:30 (CST) Friday night empty from Port Terminal. American Spirit departed at 06:40 Saturday morning with iron ore pellets. As of Saturday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. No traffic is expected Sunday.
Superior Entry: Algoma Discovery departed at 23:03 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. As of Saturday night, Indiana Harbor was taking a delay at Lakehead Pipeline; she has an unknown departure time. BNSF line-up: CSL Tadoussac early Sunday, Michipicoten afternoon, Burns Harbor afternoon, and Walter J. McCarthy Jr. late Sunday night.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors on 6/26 at 02:08 and departed on 6/26 at 14:13 for Gary. Due Two Harbors on 6/27 is the Atlantic Huron. There is no traffic scheduled for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 6/27.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 14:34 Federal Hunter finished loading at the Richardson Main Terminal and shifted to the main anchorage. 19:40 G3 Marquis departed for Quebec City.
Northern Lake Michigan
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 23:13 Algoma Compass departed for Marysville. Saturday; 7:55 Michipicoten arrived to load limestone and departed at 18:51 for Grand Haven.
Spragge: Saturday; 3:01 John D Leitch arrived to unload slag.
Port Dolomite: Friday; 12:36 Joseph L Block departed for Indiana Harbor.
Calcite: Friday; 21:00 John G Munson departed for Detroit. Saturday; 12:41 H Lee White arrived to load limestone. 17:01 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Saturday; 16:59 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone.
Port Gypsum: Friday; John J Boland arrived to load gypsum and departed Saturday at 0:14 for Waukegan.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Tug John Marshall with three empty grain barges arrived from Calumet Harbor at 21:07 Friday (06/25). The barges will be loaded at the COFCO elevator. Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived from Charlevoix at 06:16 Saturday with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator cleared 4.24 pm Saturday upbound for Milwaukee with salt, it’s Innovator’s 14th appearance this season in Goderich for salt. Algoma Sault arrived 5.20 pm Saturday loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Intrepid arrived 6 pm Saturday and tied up North Pier to load salt next.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Harvest Spirit departed at 11:29 for Toledo.
Marblehead: Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived at 13:21.
Sandusky: Sam Laud arrived at 00:40. She loaded coal for Detroit and left at 17:66.
Cleveland: Algoma Buffalo left at 01:43 and is headed to Montreal. Lee A. Tregurtha departed for Marquette at 02:35. Aujac departed for Becancour at 17:19.
Fairport Harbor: Algoma Intrepid left Friday night for Goderich. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed at 07:05 for Drummond Island. Cuyahoga arrived at 23:58.
Erie: Victory/Maumee arrived at 04:18.
Nanticoke: Manitoulin arrived at Stelco at 00:26. She left for the Soo at 12:33. Cuyahoga arrived at 07:22, unloaded and departed for Fairport Harbor at 14:52. Algoma Niagara arrived at 13:08.
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