Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: American Integrity arrived at 20:08 (CST) Friday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Mesabi Miner arrived at 12:10 Saturday afternoon to load coal at SMET. As of Saturday afternoon, American Integrity was loading at CN#6 and BBC St. Petersburg was anchored off Duluth waiting to load at CHS. American Integrity is estimated to depart Saturday night with iron ore pellets. Mesabi Miner is estimated to depart early Sunday with coal. BBC St. Petersburg is expected Sunday late afternoon to load wheat at CHS#1. G.L. Ostrander and Integrity are expected Sunday night to unload cement at Lafarge Superior.
Superior Entry: Burns Harbor arrived at 06:55 (CST) Saturday morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Saturday afternoon Burns Harbor was loading at BNSF. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart Saturday night with iron ore pellets. CSL Tadoussac is expected Saturday night to load at BNSF. Stewart J. Cort is expected Sunday morning to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Indiana Harbor departed Two Harbors on 8/7 at 05:53 for Indiana Harbor 7H.Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors at 05:45 on 8/7. G3 Marquis arrived Northshore Mining in Silver Bay early morning on 8/7 and departed at 05:40 after not making the dock. She is currently stopped NE of Two Harbors.
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Boom repairs complete, Arthur M. Anderson departed Bayship at 11am Saturday. John G. Munson arrived for unspecified repairs.
Northern Lake Huron
Drummond Island: Saturday;10:41 Robert S Pierson arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Saturday 0:00 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Buffington. American Mariner proceeded to the dock to load and departed at 15:45 for a Lake Superior port.
Cheboygan: Friday; 18:54 The tug Michigan / tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Toledo.
Calcite: Friday: 20:02 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for the Saginaw River. 20:10 Cuyahoga proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed Saturday at 6:26 for Sombra. 10:14 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader departed for Buffington. 14:01 John J Boland arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Friday; 23:38 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Duluth Superior.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator loading Saturday at Compass Minerals. Algoma Buffalo arrived 5.12 pm Saturday tied up North Pier. Buffalo is the 100th vessel in Goderich this season and its 17th trip for salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss.
Monroe: Sam Laud departed for Marblehead at 03:47. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 left for Port Colborne at 05:21. Paul R.Tregurtha arrived at 16:04 with coal for DTE.
Marblehead: Sam Laud arrived at 08:32.
Sandusky: Victory/Maumee arrived at 06:38 to load at Norfolk Southern. The combo departed at 16:29 for Detroit.
Lorain: Victory/Maumee departed for Sandusky at 04:12.
Cleveland: Saginaw arrived at 00:14, unloaded and departed at 11:16. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 00:54 and loaded salt at Cargill. She left for Detroit at 12:17. Manitowoc arrived at 04:11 and unloaded at Cliffs stone dock. She departed at 20:57.
Nanticoke: Algocanada departed Friday night for Sarnia. Algoma Hansa arrived at Imperial Oil at 11:19. Algonova arrived at 12:46
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
NACC Capri arrived on the morning of the 6th and was towed in stern first by the tug Vermont at 8AM. Later that afternoon, the Evans Spirit departed Lackawanna for Hamilton around 4:45PM with a partial load of about 9,000 tons of sugar. The Capri was all set on the morning of the 7th and departed LaFarge with the tug Vermont at her stern around 7AM.
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