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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Mesabi Miner departed at 08:44 (CST) Saturday morning with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 09:17 Sunday morning with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Sam Laud arrived at 09:38 to load petroleum coke at SMET; they departed at 18:09 with petroleum coke for Alpena. Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 20:04 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Dirk S. VanEnkevort and Michigan Trader arrived at 17:32 Monday evening to also load iron ore pellets at CN#6. As of Monday night, Dirk S. VanEnkevort was loading at CN#6 while Arthur M. Anderson was preparing to depart since weather conditions improved. John J. Boland was anchored outside Duluth waiting to load at SMET. Arthur M. Anderson is estimated to depart Monday night with iron ore pellets; John J. Boland should arrive once they depart to load petroleum coke at SMET. Samuel de Champlain is due sometime Tuesday to unload cement at Lafarge Superior. American Century is expected Tuesday afternoon to load low sulfur coal at SMET.
Superior Entry: Algoma Equinox departed at 19:57 (CST) Sunday night with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Michipicoten arrived at 10:39 Monday morning to load at BNSF; they departed at 15:54 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. Burns Harbor arrived at 16:45 to load at BNSF. As of Monday night, Burns Harbor was loading at BNSF while Algoma Discovery waited outside Superior for their turn at BNSF. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets; Algoma Discovery should arrive once they depart. American Mariner is expected Tuesday night to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
The Edwin H. Gott arrived in Two Harbors on 12/27 at 00:46 with an assist from the Nels J. The John G. Munson went to anchor off Sand Is., but the afternoon of 12/27 she looks like she is headed to anchor off the Twin Ports. The Joseph L. Block had stopped off Port Wing, WI, but as of the afternoon of 12/27 she was headed to anchor off the Twin Ports. The above two boats are scheduled to load in Two Harbors. The American Spirit went to anchor off Ashland, WI the afternoon of 12/27. Finally the Presque Isle went to anchor near Marquette.The Presque Isle and American Spirit are also scheduled for Two Harbors. No traffic scheduled for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay.
Thunder Bay, ON
Sunday; 13:44 Blair McKeil arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 17:03 Algoma Intrepid departed for Hamilton.21:09 Harvest Spirit departed for Windsor. 21:18 Saginaw arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 23:20 Algoma Niagara departed for Hamilton.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Sunday; 7:11 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products and departed Monday at 2:54 for Cleveland. At 10:51 they went to anchor in the South Channel off of Bois Blanc Island.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 10:26 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone and departed at 21:59 for Fairport.
Cheboygan: Sunday; 7:23 The tug Albert and tanker barge Margaret arrived at the US Oil Co terminal to unload petroleum products.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator was loading at Compass Minerals Monday; this is their 26th appearance here this season. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 14:55 Monday afternoon and tied up at the North Pier to load salt next. This is the Buffalo’s 30th appearance here this season.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: James R. Barker arrived at 16:57 with coal for DTE.
Kingsville: Cuyahoga departed late Sunday night for Windsor.
Marblehead: American Courage arrived from Cleveland at 03:07 to load at LaFarge.
Sandusky: H. Lee White left for Detroit at 09:40.
Cleveland: American Courage departed for Marblehead late Sunday night. Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement departed at 09:30. Defiance/Ashtabula unloaded at Sand Products. NACC Argonaut arrived at 12:50 to unload cement at LaFarge. Meredith Ashton departed at 13:58 for Muskegon.
Ashtabula: CSL St. Laurent departed for Thunder Bay at 16:15.
Nanticoke: Florence Spirit is at Stelco and Algoma Hansa is at Imperial Oil.