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Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Gardno departed at 21:23 (CST) Wednesday night with wheat for Morocco. As of Thursday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. John G. Munson is expected late Thursday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; they are expected to load iron ore pellets at CN#6 before departing. Federal Ruhr is expected mid-afternoon Friday to unload mining equipment at Port Terminal.
Superior Entry: American Integrity departed at 20:47 (CST) Wednesday night with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Thursday afternoon, Edenborg was loading beet pulp pellets at Gavilon. Manitoulin is expected Thursday early evening to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is expected early Friday to also load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors: Burns Harbor departed at 19:40 (CST) Wednesday evening with iron ore pellets for her namesake port. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin arrived at 20:22; they departed at 06:11 Thursday with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Tug Victory and barge Maumee arrived at 14:54 to load iron ore pellets at the shiploader, rather than the gravity loader as previously reported. Victory and Maumee were in port Thursday afternoon loading at CN; they are estimated to depart sometime Thursday evening with iron ore pellets. Atlantic Huron is expected Thursday night to load iron ore pellets.
Silver Bay: Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Erie Trader departed at 15:58 (CST) Wednesday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Toledo. As of Thursday afternoon, no vessels were in port at Silver Bay. Algoma Strongfield is expected early Friday to load iron ore pellets at Northshore Mining.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; 14:10 Algoma Conveyor departed down bound for the Soo. 20:25 The Polsteam geared bulker Irma arrived and went to anchor. 12:48 The saltie Greenwing arrived and went to anchor. 14:05 Blair McKeil arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 14:12 Federal Elbe weighed anchor and proceeded to Thunder Bay Terminals to load.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Thursday; 1:02 H Lee White departed for Green Bay. 1:27 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone and departed at 11:28 for Indiana Harbor. 11:55 Great Republic arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Charlevoix: Wednesday; 20:20 Caroline McKee / Commander departed for Chicago. 20:49 Petite Forte / St Marys Cement arrived to load cement products. 21:05 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Challenger arrived and tied up at the breakwall.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: Caroline McKee/Commander arrived in Chicago late Thursday night.
Indiana Harbor: Joseph L. Block arrived Thursday evening.
Buffington Harbor: Arthur M. Anderson arrived Thursday to unload.
Gary: Edgar B. Speer arrived to unload Thursday morning
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Indiana Harbor completed unloading and departed overnight.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday 18:24 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson departed for Grand Haven. Thursday; 3:39 Saginaw arrived to load limestone and departed at 13:11 for a Lake Michigan port.
Bruce Mines: Thursday; 1:03 Manitowoc arrived to load trap rock and departed at 9:16 for a Lake Michigan port.
Port Dolomite: Thursday; 10:01 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Thursday; 13:38 American Spirit departed for Buffington.
Stoneport: Thursday; 6:15 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Thursday; 17:12 The cement carrier Alpena departed for Detroit.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Buffalo cleared 4.07 am Thursday upbound for Milwaukee with salt. Algoma Intrepid arrived 10.21 pm Wednesday loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Intrepid holds record thus far for salt at 25 ! Goderich has hosted 133 vessels thus far this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Harvest Spirit arrived from Nanticoke at 14:47.
Marblehead: American Courage arrived at 15:15.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara left late Wednesday night. Kaye E. Barker loaded coal and left at 16:33 for Green Bay.
Cleveland: American Courage departed for Marblehead at 07:18. American Century arrived at 11:15 to unload at the Bulk Terminal. Prentiss Brown/St. Mary’s Challenger arrived at the St. Mary’s Columbus St. terminal at 16:15. Calumet arrived to unload at Ontario Stone at 14:41.Federal Shimanto departed with help from G tug Pennsylvania at 17:05 for Burns Harbor
Ashtabula: Johanna G left for Hamilton at 12:38.
Erie: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is still in port.
Nanticoke: Harvest Spirit departed for Monroe at 00:01.Frontenac left at 03:44 and headed to Sarnia. CSL Tadoussac came in from anchorage at 00:37, unloaded and departed for Bowmanville at 11:47. Algonorth is at Imperial Oil. Algoma Sault arrived at Stelco late Thursday night.
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