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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 18:22 Saturday night with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. Mesabi Miner departed at 22:08 the same night with low sulfur coal for St. Clair; she stayed at anchor in the bay for a day due to high winds. Presque Isle departed at 05:35 Sunday morning empty to eventually load iron ore pellets in Two Harbors. As of Monday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. American Century is expected Tuesday mid-morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. H. Lee White is expected in the afternoon to unload limestone at Envirotech-Hallett #8.
Superior Entry: Stewart J. Cort departed at 20:15 Saturday night with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. Frontenac arrived at 20:36 that same night to load at BNSF. Due to high winds, they did not depart until 21:34 Sunday night with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. CSL Tadoussac arrived at 21:46 that night to load at BNSF; they departed at 07:54 Monday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Burns Harbor arrived at 09:11 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Monday night, Burns Harbor was loading at BNSF. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart early Tuesday with iron ore pellets.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
John G. Munson shifted from South of #2 to North of #2 between 19:40 and 20:16 on 11/21 to await weather. Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors on 11/22 at 02:58 after being stopped off Duluth. As of 17:30 on 11/22 she was still at South of #2. There is no inbound traffic scheduled for Two Harbors on 11/23. Due Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 11/23 is the Atlantic Huron. She got underway the afternoon of 11/22 after being stopped in Bete Grise Bay.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Ems continued at the elevators. Algoma Conveyor remained anchored outside harbor.
Lake Erie Ports for Monday – Bill Kloss
Kingsville: Spruceglen remains anchored off of Point Pelee.
Marblehead: Calumet is loading at LaFarge. She departed at 20:30 with stone for Marysville. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder did not load and instead went to Cleveland.
Sandusky: Blair McKeil is still at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 is at Osborne’s West 3rd St. dock. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 14:46 and went to Cargill to load road salt. Bradshaw McKee/St.Marys Conquest arrived from Toledo late Monday night to unload at St. Mary’s Columbus St. terminal.
Fairport Harbor: Laura L.VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 09:27 to unload at the Osborne stone dock.
Nanticoke: Algonorth is at Imperial Oil and Algonova and CSL St. Laurent remain at anchor. Baie Comeau arrived at 13:13 and anchored off of Port Dover.
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