Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Drawsko departed at 21:41 (CST) Thursday night with wheat; they have Sorel listed as their destination. Algoma Transport departed at 03:15 Friday morning with petroleum coke for Bath. John D. Leitch arrived at 06:39 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. H. Lee White departed at 11:43 with wheat for Buffalo. Great Republic arrived at 12:06 to unload limestone at C.Reiss Coal. As of Friday night, Great Republic was unloading at C.Reiss Coal, Joseph L. Block was loading at CN-Hallett #5, and Ebroborg was anchored off Duluth waiting to load wheat at CHS. Joseph L. Block is estimated to depart sometime Friday night with blast furnace trim. Great Republic is estimated to depart Saturday mid-morning with iron ore pellets. Mesabi Miner is expected late Saturday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: American Century departed at 07:30 (CST) Friday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. As of Friday night, John D. Leitch was loading at BNSF, and Whitefish Bay was waiting at anchor outside Superior. CSL Tadoussac is expected to anchor outside Superior Friday night waiting to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. John D. Leitch is estimated to depart early Saturday with iron ore pellets; Whitefish Bay will arrive once they depart. Stewart J. Cort is expected Saturday night to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors saw the departure of the Edgar B. Speer at 05:39 on 9/10 for Conneaut. Arriving Two Harbors on 9/10 at 13:24 was the Burns Harbor for South of #2. Due South of #2 after the Burns Harbor is the CSL Welland. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay Saw the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrive on 9/9 at 21:54. She departed on 9/10 at 14:31. Due Silver Bay on 9/11 is the Algoma Conveyor.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 1:11 Wilfred Sykes departed for Indiana Harbor. 10:20 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Friday; 2:36 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products and departed at 9:39 for Green Bay. 13:05 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Friday; 13:49 Sam Laud arrived to load trap rock.
Thessalon: Friday; 13:36 Atlantic Huron arrived to load stone.
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 7:26 Calumet arrived to load limestone and departed at 16:44 for Holland.
Port Dolomite: Friday; 17:50 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Thursday; 19:24 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes arrived at the US Oil Co terminal to unload petroleum products and departed Friday at 9:18 for Calcite.
Calcite: Thursday; 22:45 American Mariner departed for Green Bay. Friday;10:21 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Buffington. 13:01 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes arrived to unload diesel fuel.
Stoneport: Friday; 4:26 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone and departed at 14:03 for Cleveland.
Port Gypsum: Friday; 10:21 John J Boland arrived to load gypsum.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Paul R.Tregurtha arrived at 17:02 to unload at DTE.
Marblehead: Olive L/ Moore/Menominee departed at 16:37.
Sandusky: Blair McKeil arrived at Norfolk Southern at 07:17.She left at 17:58 for Hamilton.
Cleveland: Algoma Intrepid departed for Oshawa at 07:00. Federal Seto left for Sorel. Peyton Lynn C and Puna are at the Port docks. Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived at 18:00 to unload at the Bulk Terminal.
Ashtabula: Elbeborg arrived to unload at the Pinney dock at 08:28.
Conneaut: Walter J. McCarthy is at the P&C dock. Indiana Harbor arrived and went to anchor.
Nanticoke: Algonova departed for Oakville at 11:15. Algoma Hansa is at Imperial Oil. Algoma Sault arrived at Stelco at 03:23 and was joined by CSL Laurentian at 05:25. She departed at 16:11 for Sandusky. CSL Niagara arrived at the Port Dover anchorage at 06:23. She went to Stelco at 21:00. Algosea arrived at 15:45 and is at anchor.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
McKeil Spirit departed at 14:00 bound for Picton in ballast. She arrived at the Lehigh Cement’s dock at 15:30 on Wednesday.