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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Algoma Discovery departed at 23:11 (CST) Thursday night with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. American Century arrived at 05:58 Friday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Kaye E. Barker arrived at 07:09 to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. As of Friday night, American Century was loading at CN#6, Kaye E. Barker was unloading at CN-Hallett #5, and Federal Churchill was unloading at CRH. Kaye E. Barker is estimated to depart Friday night empty for Marquette. American Century is estimated to depart Saturday mid-morning with iron ore pellets. Mesabi Miner is expected late morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: Michipicoten arrived at 06:38 (CST) to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Burns Harbor arrived at 10:24 to take a delay at Elevator M. Michipicoten departed at 11:00 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. Frontenac arrived from anchor at 11:45 to load at BNSF. Burns Harbor departed at 19:38 empty for Two Harbors. As of Friday night, Frontenac was loading at BNSF, Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was taking a delay at Lakehead Pipeline, and CSL Assiniboine was anchored off Superior waiting to load at BNSF. Frontenac is estimated to depart early Saturday morning with iron ore pellets; CSL Assiniboine should arrive once they depart. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is due back at BNSF sometime Saturday. Stewart J. Cort is expected late Saturday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Atlantic Huron departed Two Harbors on 9/17 at 05:20 for Quebec City. Arriving Two Harbors on 9/17 at 07:25 was the Edgar B. Speer after being anchored off Port Wing, WI. Burns Harbor is at lay-by at Elevator “M” in Superior waiting for the Two Harbors dock. She should load after the Speer. There is no traffic due in Two Harbors on 9/18. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Algoma Strongfield on 9/17 at 03:38. She is loading for Quebec City. There is no inbound traffic due Silver Bay on 9/18.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 2:47 The saltie Lake St Clair departed for Montreal. 6:09 Federal Bering weighed anchor and proceeded to the Superior Elevator to load grain.12:00 CSL St Laurent departed Keefer Terminal and shifted to Viterra B to load grain. 16:07 Capt. Henry Jackman arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 4:01 Great Republic departed for Detroit.
Charlevoix: Friday; 2:33 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest departed for Cleveland. 12:11 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products.
Holland, MI – Bill Van Appledorn
Candace Elise arrived 9/16 13:00 with barges AM 2100 & AM 2101 to load scrap metal at Padnos. It left port 9/17 07:49 bound for Calumet Harbor.
Northern Lake Huron
Thessalon: Friday; 4:01 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson departed for Marine City.
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 12:48 Algoma Intrepid arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Friday; 8:44 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Toledo.
Stoneport: Friday; 7:28 Sam Laud departed for Marine City. 9:49 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Buffalo approaching fast, 20 th appearance for Buffalo this season. Goderich has hosted 125 vessels so far this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Defiance/Ashtabula arrived to load at 10:48. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 19:01 and went to anchor.
Sandusky: H. Lee White departed for Detroit at 02:05. Florence Spirit arrived to load at 01:16.
Cleveland: Olive L. Moore/Menominee unloaded and departed for Marblehead at 13:17. American Courage arrived at 04:36, unloaded at Ontario Stone and then went to the Bulk Terminal to load a shuttle for Cliffs. Late Friday night arrivals were Samuel deChamplain/Innovation for LaFarge and James R. Barker for the Bulk Terminal.
Ashtabula: Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader arrived late Friday night. \
Conneaut: American Integrity arrived at the P&C dock at 16:12.
Nanticoke: Algosea left and anchored off of Port Dover at 00:06. CSL Laurentian left at 00:57 for Thunder Bay. Algoma Hansa arrived at 09:08 and went to anchor.
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