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Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: No vessel traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Friday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. American Century is expected Saturday evening to load low sulfur coal at SMET. American Mariner is expected Saturday night to load wheat at General Mills, Superior.
Superior Entry: Frontenac arrived at 04:04 (CST) Friday morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Friday afternoon, Frontenac was still loading at BNSF while Stewart J. Cort waited at anchor just outside the Superior Entry. Frontenac is estimated to depart sometime Friday evening with iron ore pellets. Stewart J. Cort will arrive once they depart. CSL Tadoussac is expected late Friday night to also load at BNSF. Burns Harbor is expected Saturday afternoon to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors: Baie Comeau arrived at 10:10 (CST) to load iron ore pellets at CN. As of Friday afternoon, Baie Comeau was loading at the ship-loader while Edgar B. Speer waited at anchor just outside Two Harbors. Baie Comeau is estimated to depart Friday night with iron ore pellets; Edgar B. Speer will arrive once they depart. Edwin H. Gott is expected Saturday early afternoon to load iron ore pellets at CN.
Silver Bay: Indiana Harbor departed at 08:07 (CST) Friday morning with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. As of Friday afternoon, no vessels were in port. Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Erie Trader are expected Friday night to load iron ore pellets at Northshore Mining.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
November 12th: Weather conditions in the region forced the Edgar Speers to anchor just outside Marquette’s lower harbor Thursday. She departed late Thursday afternoon. After several days of no vessel traffic in either harbor in Marquette, traffic will pick up starting Saturday when the Herbert C. Jackson arrives late morning from Munising. She will be followed by the American Spirit arriving mid-afternoon. On Sunday, Hon James L. Oberstar is scheduled for an early evening arrival. Lee A. Tregurtha is scheduled for a late evening arrival on Monday.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Friday; Caroline McKee / Commander departed for Chicago. 9:47 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest departed Suttons Bay for a southern Lake Michigan port.
Good Harbor Bay: Friday; 5:12 Kaye E Barker and at 6:13 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson were underway for Grand Haven.
Northern Lake Huron
With the weather calming, the salty Beatrix was underway Thursday at 21:57 for Windsor. Friday; 0:54 Joseph L Block was underway for Indiana Harbor. 1:00 Hon James L Oberstar was underway for Buffington 1:26 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder was underway for Burns Harbor 2:17 With new orders Great Republic was underway for Port Dolomite.
Owen Sound: Thursday; 10:49 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived to unload cement at the St Marys terminal and departed Friday at 16:28 for Charlevoix.
Meldrum Bay:Thursday; Sam Laud loaded limestone, went to anchor to wait out the weather and departed Friday at 0:36 for Cleveland. 3:28 CSL Laurentian went to anchor to wait out the weather. 3:52 Algoma Innovator arrived to load limestone. 8:50 CSL Laurentian departed for Windsor.
Port Dolomite: Friday; 4:52 Great Republic arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 1:03 Victory / Maumee departed down bound on Lake Huron.10:55 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone. 12:08 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Friday; 9:16 Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Friday; 3:49 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Detroit. 6:53 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load and departed at 17:24 for Green Bay.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Paul R. Tregurtha left late Thursday night for Superior.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara is at anchor. G tugs Ontario and Alaska left at 13:50, both heading to Toledo.
Lorain: Defiance/Ashtabula departed for Calcite at 00:49.
Cleveland: Petite Forte/St. Mary’s Cement, Federal Ems and Peyton Lynn C are all still in port.
Fairport Harbor: H. Lee White arrived at 10:00, unloaded at Osborne and departed for Stoneport at 18:07.
Ashtabula: Arriving at 07:31 was CSL’s Spruceglen for the Pinney dock.
Nanticoke: Algonova is at anchor and Algoterra arrived at 15:03 and went to anchor.
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James R. Barker master salute at Mission Point on Friday