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Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Arneborg departed at 17:47 (CST) Tuesday evening with beet pulp pellets for Ireland. Presque Isle arrived at 18:04 to fuel then load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Presque Isle departed at 13:09 Wednesday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Gary. Defiance and Ashtabula departed at 13:34 with petroleum coke for Alpena. Edenborg arrived at 14:30 to load beet pulp pellets at Gavilon. As of Wednesday afternoon, Gardno was loading at Riverland Ag. Gardno is estimated to depart Wednesday night with wheat. John G. Munson is expected Thursday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5.
Superior Entry: American Integrity arrived at 05:25 (CST) Wednesday morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Wednesday afternoon, American Integrity was loading at BNSF and Edenborg was loading at Gavilon. American Integrity is estimated to depart Wednesday night with iron ore pellets. Manitoulin is expected early evening Thursday to load at BNSF. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is expected late evening to also load iron ore pellets at BNSF.Two Harbors: No traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Wednesday afternoon, Burns Harbor was loading at CN while Rt. Hon. Paul J. Maritin waited at anchor outside Two Harbors. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart sometime Wednesday night with iron ore pellets; Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin should arrive once they depart. Victory and Maumee are expected early afternoon Thursday to load iron ore pellets under the gravity chutes at CN Dock 1. Atlantic Huron is expected Thursday evening to load iron ore pellets at CN.
Silver Bay: Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Erie Trader arrived at 23:50 (CST) Tuesday night to load iron ore pellets at Northshore Mining. As of Wednesday afternoon, those two are the only ones in port loading at Northshore Mining. They are estimated to depart Wednesday evening with iron ore pellets.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Tuesday 14:55 Great Republic departed for Holland 15:18 Calumet proceeded to the dock to load and departed Wednesday at 0:53 for Cleveland. 11:40 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Wednesday; 0:34 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products
Brevort: Tuesday; 22:50 Algoma Compass departed for Hamilton.
Holland, MI – Bill Van Appledorn
After a 171/2 hour journey from Port Inland, Great Republic entered Lake Macatawa 8:22 Wednesday and docked at Verplanks 9:40. It later moved on to Brewer’s with a split load of limestone. The Great Republic left port at 17:55 again bound for Port Inland.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 19:21 Algoma Innovator arrived to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 8:35. 8:35 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone.
Drummond Island: Wednesday; 7:55 Arthur M Anderson departed for Buffington.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 19:10 Michipicoten departed for Sombra.
Calcite: Tuesday; 19:25 Sam Laud departed for the Saginaw River. Wednesday; 8:48 John G Munson departed for Duluth Superior. 9:13 American Spirit arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Wednesday; 8:05 James L Oberstar departed for Marquette.
Alpena: Wednesday; 1:34 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Buffalo loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Intrepid is approaching for it’s 25th load of salt this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Wednesday – Bill Kloss
Sandusky: John J. Boland departed for Detroit at 09:09. CSL Niagara is loading coal at Norfolk Southern. Kaye E. Barker arrived at 20:29.
Cleveland: Sea Eagle II/St. Mary’s Cement II left at 15:37 and NACC Capri departed close behind and headed to Bath, ON. Federal Shimanto is still at the Port.
Ashtabula: Johanna G is at the Pinney dock.
Nanticoke: Frontenac arrived at Stelco at 08:08. CSL Tadoussac arrived at 08:29 and anchored off of Port Dover. Algosea left at 09:02 for Tracy. Algonorth arrived at Imperial Oil at 10:57. Harvest Spirit remains at Stelco.
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