Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Algoma Transport arrived at 09:27 (CST) to load petroleum coke at SMET. As of Thursday night, Joseph L. Block was loading at CN-Hallett #5. Drawsko is estimated to depart Thursday night with wheat. Algoma Transport is also estimated to depart Thursday night, but with petroleum come. Ebroborg is expected Thursday night to anchor off Duluth; they will most likely arrive Sunday evening to load wheat at CHS. Joseph L. Block is estimated to depart early Friday morning with blast furnace trim. Great Republic is expected early afternoon to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. H. Lee White is estimated to depart early-afternoon with wheat.
Superior Entry: American Century arrived at 14:02 (CST) to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Thursday night, American Century was loading at BNSF, Drawsko was loading at Gavilon, Algoma Transport was loading at SMET, and H. Lee White was loading at General Mills, Superior. American Century is estimated to depart Friday mid-morning with iron ore pellets. John D. Leitch is expected mid-morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Whitefish Bay is expected early afternoon to load at BNSF. Finally, CSL Tadoussac is expected Friday night to also load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Presque Isle departed Two Harbors on 9/9 at 02:32 for Gary. Due Two Harbors on 9/9 around 20:00 is the Edgar B. Speer. Due Two Harbors on 9/10 are the Burns Harbor and the CSL Welland. Due Silver Bay on 9/9 is the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader. She should arrive late on 9/9.
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 0:18 Frontenac arrived at Viterra A to load wheat. 15:48 Kaministiqua arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain. 15:53 The CSL self- unloader Thunder Bay arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals to load coal. 19:23 Frontenac departed for Port Colborne.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Wednesday; 18:20 Calumet departed for Ludington. 21:02 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone and departed Thursday at 14:33 for Toledo.16:29 Wilfred Sykes arrived to finish loading with limestone.
Charlevoix: Thursday; 10:41 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 17:08 for Milwaukee.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Thursday; 6:34 Algoma Innovator departed for Sarnia.
Drummond Island: Wednesday; 23:35 After taking on a partial load Wilfred Sykes departed for Port Dolomite.
Port Dolomite: Thursday; 6:47 Kaye E Barker departed for Grand Haven. Wilfred Sykes arrived to partially load and departed at 9:15 for Port Inland.
Calcite: Wednesday; 21:58 Great Republic departed for Duluth Superior. Thursday; 0:53 John G Munson departed for Burns Harbor. 1:19 American Mariner arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Thursday; 0:29 Sam Laud departed for the Saginaw River. 0:51 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived to load limestone and departed at 14:33 for Detroit. .
Alpena: Thursday; 11:03 G L Ostrander / Integrity arrived at the Lafarge plant to load cement products and departed at 16:56 for Detroit.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: American Integrity arrived at DTE at 02:57. She departed for Two Harbors at 16:57.
Kingsville: Theodore Too left at 08:54 and will be visiting Erieau.
Marblehead: Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 09:52.
Cleveland: Federal Seto shifted from dock 22E to dock 24W. Olive L. Moore/Menominee departed for
Marblehead at 03:24. Algoma Intrepid arrived at 09:40 to load salt at Cargill.
Ashtabula: The Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived from Calcite at 06:30. She departed for Stoneport at 14:52.
Conneaut: Walter J. McCarthy arrived at 11:46 to unload at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke: Algonova went to Imperial Oil Wednesday night to load for Oakville. Algoma Hansa arrived at 13:42.