Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 00:15 (CST) Monday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Solina arrived from anchor at 05:40 to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Oakglen departed at 13:08 with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 15:10 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. As of Monday night, Federal Weser was unloading at CRH and Solina was loading at Riverland Ag. John G. Munson is expected Tuesday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5.
Superior Entry: No vessel traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Monday night, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. American Mariner is expected Monday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they are estimated to depart Tuesday late morning or later with iron ore pellets. Victory/Maumee is expected in the afternoon to also load at BNSF.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed Two Harbors on 11/1 at 15:43 for Indiana Harbor. Due Two Harbors on 11/2 is the James R. Barker. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader on 10/31 at 18:45. She has no updated AIS as of 17:00 on 11/1. She’ll probably head to Toledo. Due Silver Bay on 11/2 is the Mesabi Miner.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Sunday; 8:13 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed at 16:06 for Spragge Harbour.
Charlevoix: Monday; 14:33 Caroline McKee / Commander departed for Chicago. Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived at St Marys Cement to load.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 20:20 Saginaw departed for Sarnia. Monday 12:32 Algoma Compass arrived to load limestone.
Spragge Harbour: Monday; 5:48 Cuyahoga arrived to unload limestone and departed at 11:51 for Port Dolomite.
Port Dolomite: Sunday; 13:40 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 8:20 for Grand Haven.
Calcite: Monday; 6:44 John J Boland departed for Burns Harbor. 8:31 Hon. James L Oberstar arrived to load limestone. 17:19 Arthur M Anderson arrived and went to anchor.
Stoneport: Sunday; 23:09 Dirk S Van Enckevort / Michigan Trader arrived to load limestone and departed down bound on Lake Huron Monday at 15:43.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Yukina continues at elevators. Algoma Transport cleared 6.55am Sunday upbound to Duluth with salt. Algoma Buffalo arrived 7.23pm Sunday loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Innovator remains ‘on the hook’ outside Goderich. Algoma Conveyor expected for salt next. Goderich has now hosted 155 vessels with Buffalo this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Monday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Barnacle is still at Anderson’s K elevator and Evans Spirit is at Anderson’s E elevator.
Marblehead: American Courage arrived at 16:49.
Sandusky: Manitoulin departed with coal for Sault Ste. Marie at 01:27. Sam Laud loaded and departed at 14:24 for Zug Island.
Lorain: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed at 05:45 for Calcite.
Cleveland: American Courage departed at 05:47 for Marblehead. McKeil Spirit left for Picton at 08:47. Calumet arrived from Fairport Harbor at 07:19 to unload salt at Osborne. NACC Argonaut came in from being anchored and arrived at LaFarge at 10:56. Beatrix is at dock 24E at the port and Federal Kushiro is still at 24W.
Fairport Harbor: Calumet departed for Cleveland at 07:19.
Nanticoke: Algoma Intrepid left Sunday night for Detroit. CSL Tadoussac arrived at Stelco at 04:07, unloaded and left for Superior at 14:53. Algoterra departed for Sarnia at 07:58. Algoma Hansa and Hinch Spirit are anchored off of Port Dover.
Port reports are compiled from volunteer reader observations and AIS transmissions. Please send information about vessel arrivals and departures from your port to news@boatnerd.net by 9 p.m. (Eastern) nightly for them to be included in the next day’s news. Please include name of vessel, arrival time, day and dock it went to (if known). We welcome new reporters. If your port is not included, we would welcome your contributions.