Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Clyde S. VanEnkevort and her barge Erie Trader departed at 01:43 (CST) Friday morning with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 03:12 with coal for St. Clair and Monroe. Fortunagracht arrived at 13:20 to unload wind turbine parts at Port Terminal. As of Friday evening, Fortunagracht was the only vessel in port on the Duluth side. American Spirit is expected early morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Federal Yukina may depart Saturday morning with petroleum coke. Arthur M. Anderson is expected mid-morning to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; she will shift to load iron ore pellets at CN#6 once finished. John G. Munson is expected early afternoon to also unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; she’s also expected to load iron ore pellets at CN#6 once finished.
Superior Entry: Michipicoten arrived at 14:40 (CST) Friday afternoon to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Friday evening, Michipicoten was loading at BNSF and Federal Yukina was loading at SMET. Michipicoten is estimated to depart Friday night with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. Algoma Discovery is expected late Saturday morning to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Edwin H. Gott arrived Two Harbors on 7/1 at 22:19. She departed at 7/2 at 09:03 for Gary. Arriving Two Harbors on 7/2 at 10:00 was the Presque Isle. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Indiana Harbor on 7/1 at 22:56 for Cleveland.
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 21:30 Algoma Sault departed for Hamilton. 2:55 Algoma Harvester arrived at the Superior Elevator to load wheat. 6:35 Fuldaborg departed for Almeria, Spain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 9:41 Joseph L Block arrived to load limestone.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Federal St. Laurent arrived from Burns Harbor at 05:58 Friday (07/02). With an assist from tug North Dakota, she backed into south slip one, outer harbor, and tied up at the Federal Marine Terminals dock. She carries steel from Antwerp, Belgium. Expected Saturday: GL Ostrander/Integrity from Alpena, and Algoma Intrepid from Nanticoke.
Northern Lake Huron
Midland: Friday; 8:35 Frontenac arrived to unload wheat at the ADM elevator.
Spragge: Thursday; 22:45 Saginaw departed for Meldrum Bay.
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 1:20 Saginaw arrived to load limestone and departed at 16:46 down bound on Lake Huron. Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Friday; 1:59 John G Munson departed for Duluth Superior.
Calcite: Thursday; Friday; 0:15 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone. 0:57 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone.10:08 Cuyahoga departed for Sombra.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Buffalo cleared 11.44 pm Thursday and Manitoulin arrived 6.07 am Friday.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson loaded and left for Lorain at 04:47. Herbert C. Jackson departed at 05:16
Sandusky: Kaye E. Barker departed at 07:03 for Marquette. CSL Niagara arrived at 10:55 and went to anchor. She went to the dock at 16:49.
Lorain: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived to unload at Lafarge at 07:26. She departed at 15:50 for Drummond Island.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder loaded salt and departed at 14:07 for Detroit.
Fairport Harbor: CSL Tadoussac was loading at Morton Salt.
Conneaut: American Integrity was at the P&C dock.
Erie: Calypso left for Montreal at 17:32.
Nanticoke: Algonova was at Imperial Oil. The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin arrived at Stelco at 05:17.
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