Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Edgar B. Speer departed at 19:58 (CST) Tuesday night empty for Two Harbors. Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 22:22 to unload limestone at Graymont. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 01:43 Wednesday morning with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 12:05 to load coal at SMET. As of Wednesday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Paul R. Tregurtha is estimated to depart early Thursday morning with coal. John G. Munson is expected early morning to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Federal Dart is expected mid-morning to unload cement at CRH. Mesabi Miner is expected Thursday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. H. Lee White is estimated to depart sometime Thursday with wheat.
Superior Entry: CSL Assiniboine departed at 02:23 (CST) Wednesday morning with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Manitoulin arrived at 02:58 to load at BNSF. Lee A. Tregurtha departed at 06:58 empty for Silver Bay. Manitoulin departed at 08:53 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. American Spirit arrived at 10:20 to load at BNSF. As of Wednesday night, American Spirit was loading at BNSF, Algoma Discovery was sitting at anchor outside Superior, H. Lee White was loading at General Mills, Superior, and Paul R. Tregurtha was loading at SMET. American Spirit is estimated to depart Wednesday night with iron ore pellets; Algoma Discovery will arrive once she departs. Presque Isle is expected mid-afternoon Thursday to load at BNSF. Burns Harbor is expected in the evening to also load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Two Harbors: Edgar B Speer arrived on 7/27 @ 10:23, loaded for Conneaut. Edwin H Gott arrived on 7/28 @ 11:13 for the ore dock.
Silver Bay: Lee A Tregurtha arrived on 7/28 @ 11:20 for the ore dock.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Intrepid arrived 4.26 pm Wednesday loading at Compass Minerals. Her seventeenth appearance in Goderich this season for salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Wednesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Herbert C. Jackson departed at 12:49.
Sandusky: Algoma Niagara arrived at 12:16 to load at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Algoma Buffalo left for Montreal at 00:32.
New York/DS509A departed for Detroit at 07:42. Victory/ Maumee departed at 03:16 for Calcite. Federal Montreal arrived at 00:55 and went to dock 26E at the Port. Prentiss Brown/St. Mary’s Challenger arrived at 08:36 and went to the St. Mary’s Columbus St. terminal. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 15:15 and unloaded at RiverDock. Petite Forte/St.Mary’s Cement departed at 21:00. Ijzerborg arrived late Wednesday night.
Conneaut: Indiana Harbor left at 14:13
Nanticoke: Algocanada arrived at 11:06 and went to anchor off of Port Dover.
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