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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: No vessel traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Tuesday afternoon, Solina was loading at Riverland Ag while Federal Weser was unloading at CRH. Solina is estimated to depart sometime early-evening with wheat. John G. Munson is expected later in the evening to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5 and load iron ore pellets at CN#6 on departure. Indiana Harbor is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Algoma Transport is also expected early morning, but to unload salt at C.Reiss Coal. Finally, Hon. James L. Oberstar is expected early afternoon to unload limestone at Graymont. While in port, they will be loading coal at SMET for delivery to Graymont, then they will load iron ore pellets at CN#6 on departure.
Superior Entry: American Mariner arrived at 21:46 (CST) Monday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. They departed at 06:40 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. As of Tuesday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. Victory/Maumee is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they are estimated to depart late morning with iron ore pellets.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
James R. Barker will be arriving Two Harbors on 11/2 between 18:00 and 18:30. Due Two Harbors on 11/3 is the Presque Isle. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the Mesabi Miner arrive on 11/2 at 14:31. There is no inbound traffic scheduled for Silver Bay on 11/3.
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday; 5:32 RT. Hon Paul J Martin departed for Becancour. 10:00 Algoma Equinox arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 12:38 Federal Yoshino departed for Quebec City. 17:30 Frontenac arrived at Viterra A to load grain.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
The next scheduled vessel due into Marquette’s ore dock will be the Kaye E Barker schedule for early Wednesday evening. Then the Erie Trader is scheduled for a very late Saturday evening arrival.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Sunday; 21:22 H Lee White arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 11:53 for Green Bay. 12:34 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 23:07 for Burns Harbor.
Charlevoix: Monday; 20:09 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest sailed north and went to anchor on the east side of Beaver Island to wait out weather.
Ludington, MI – Lake Michigan Carferry
On the evening of November 3, at approximately 8 pm Eastern time, the SS Badger will be departing Ludington headed for her 5-year routine dry dock in Sturgeon Bay, WI. She will be undergoing her regular inspections and a new paint job.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 3:37 Algoma Compass departed for Windsor. 4:58 Clyde S Van Enkevort / Erie Trader arrived to load limestone. 16:36 Herbert C Jackson arrived and went to anchor.
Port Dolomite: Monday; 19:40 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed Tuesday at 4:37 for Windsor. 13:44 Saginaw arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Tuesday; 8:09 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes arrived at the US Oil Co terminal to unload petroleum products.
Calcite: Monday; 23:20 Hon. James L Oberstar departed for Duluth Superior. 23:21 Arthur M Anderson weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load. Tuesday; 15:31 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone. 18:54 Arthur M Anderson departed for Duluth Superior. Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 7:08 Herbert C Jackson arrived to take on a partial load of limestone and departed at 13:04 for Meldrum Bay. Kaye E Barker had been at anchor since 4:40 proceeded to the dock to load.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Yukina continues loading at elevators. Algoma Buffalo cleared 11.07 pm Monday downbound for Toledo with salt. This was Algoma Buffalo’s 25th appearance in Goderich this season. Algoma Innovator is loading at Compass Minerals. This is her 20th appearance here this season. Algoma Conveyor and Intrepid are on the hook outside the harbor.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Evans Spirit finally departed Toledo as she left for Baie Comeau at 15:42. Meanwhile Barnacle remains at Anderson’s K elevator. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 16:49 and Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader at 18:03.
Marblehead: American Courage departed for Cleveland at 08:38.
Sandusky: Sam Laud arrived back from Detroit at 18:12 to load at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Departures Monday night were Federal Kushiro for Toledo and Calumet for Cedarville. NACC Argonaut left for Bath, ON at 11:31. American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 12:46 to unload at RiverDock. Beatrix is at the Port docks.
Ashtabula: Michipicoten arrived from Drummond Island at 01:40.
Nanticoke: Algonova arrived at Imperial Oil at 08:29. Algona Hansa moved to the dock at 16:42. Hinch Spirit remains anchored off of Port Dover.
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