Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 00:14 (CST) Thursday morning with coal for St. Clair. John G. Munson arrived at 02:42 to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Federal Dart arrived at 08:20 to unload cement at CRH. H. Lee White departed at 12:20 with wheat for Buffalo. Presque Isle arrived at 15:41 to take a delay on the east side of CN#6; she will be loading at BNSF once Algoma Discovery departs. As of Thursday night, Presque Isle was waiting at CN#6, John G. Munson was loading at the CN#6 shiploader, and Federal Dart was unloading at CRH. Mesabi Miner is expected Thursday night to first take a delay at Port Terminal; they will be shifting to load iron ore pellets at CN#6 once the Munson departs. American Century is expected early Friday morning to load coal at SMET. John G. Munson is estimated to depart mid-morning with iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: American Spirit departed at 12:05 (CST) with iron ore pellets for Gary. Algoma Discovery arrived from anchor at 12:31 to load at BNSF. As of Thursday night, Algoma Discovery was loading at BNSF. Burns Harbor is expected to either anchor or take a delay late Thursday night, waiting to load at BNSF after Captain Henry Jackman. Captain Henry Jackman is expected early Friday to load at BNSF after Presque Isle. Heritage Marine tug Edward H towed the Edward L. Ryerson out of drydock at Fraser Shipyards in Superior Thursday. They moved it to the dock face, putting it in a great unobstructed spot for photos from Connors Point.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; 2:41 Kaministiqua arrived at the Richardson Current River Terminal to load wheat. 15:59 Federal Rhuhr arrived and went to anchor. 17:28 Tim S Dool departed.Kaministiquia shifted to the Richardson Main Terminal to finish loading. Thursday; 8:11 Algoma Strongfield arrived at the Superior Elevator to load wheat. 14:53 Frontenac arrived at Viterra A to load wheat. 17:06 Kaministiqua departed for Sorel.
Northern Lake Michigan
Brevort: Wednesday; 6:52 John J Boland departed for Buffalo.
Charlevoix: Wednesday; 2:14 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products and departed at 20:59. Thursday; 7:04 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived at the St Marys Cement plant to unload slag and departed at 12:06 for Goderich.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: BBC St. Petersburg remained at Iroquois Landing on Thursday. Beatrix arrived on Thursday morning.
Indiana Harbor: Joseph L. Block departed overnight. James R. Barker arrived Thursday afternoon.
Buffington Harbor: Arthur M. Anderson arrived Thursday afternoon to unload.
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Minervagracht remained in Burns Harbor on Thursday.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Tuesday; 13:55 Michipicoten arrived to load trap rock and departed for Toledo.
Thessalon: Wednesday; 9:53 Saginaw arrived to load stone and departed at 19:50 for Windsor.
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday: 0:26 Algoma Innovator arrived to load limestone and departed at 15:26 for Sarnia. Thursday; Joyce L Van Enkevort / Great Lakes Trader arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Thursday; 14:27 Calumet arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Thursday The tug Michigan / tanker barge Great Lakes arrived to unload petroleum products.
Calcite: Tuesday; 23:50 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 12:45 for Buffington. Thursday; 11:37 Victory / Maumee arrived to load.17:17 American Mariner arrived to load lo limestone.
Stoneport: Thursday; 1:12 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone and departed at 14:13 down bound on Lake Huron.
Alpena: Thursday; 13:43 The cement carrier Alpena departed.for Green Bay. \
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Intrepid cleared 5.37 am Thursday upbound for Chicago with salt. Algoma Compass is expected next.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead; Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thoompson arrived from Cleveland at 15:09.
Sandusky: Algoma Niagara loaded and departed for Clarkson at 14:06.
Cleveland: Federal Satsuki arrived at 02:49 and went to dock 24E at the Port. Ijzerborg is at dock 24W. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thoompson left for Marblehead at 10:14. Samuel deChamplain/Innovation departed for Alpena at 15:58.
Nanticoke: Algonova departed for Sarnia at 11:50. Algocanada went to Imperial Oil at 11:48. Over at Stelco, CSL Niagara arrived at 10:50, unloaded and left at 20:15. CSL Laurentian arived at 21:59. Algoma Hansa arrived at 15:53 and anchored off of Port Dover.
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