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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 20:22 (CST) Monday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. John G. Munson arrived at 20:35 to also load at CN#6. As of Monday night, Arthur M. Anderson was loading at the CN#6 shiploader while John G. Munson waited at the end of the dock. Indiana Harbor was anchored off Duluth waiting to load at SMET. James R. Barker still has an unknown departure time due to loading issues at SMET. Arthur M. Anderson is estimated to depart Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets. Algoma Innovator is expected Tuesday night to unload salt at Compass Minerals.
Superior Entry: CSL Tadoussac departed at 07:57 (CST) Monday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Manitoulin arrived at 08:28 to load at BNSF; they departed at 17:30 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. American Mariner arrived at 18:09 to load at BNSF. As of Monday night, American Mariner was loading at BNSF while James R. Barker was taking a delay at SMET. American Mariner is estimated to depart Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets; Michipicoten should arrive as soon as they depart. Burns Harbor is expected mid-morning to lay-up at Elevator M for winter. Lee A. Tregurtha will join the BNSF line-up Tuesday morning. Algoma Equinox is expected Tuesday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
After having been stopped off Duluth since 12/31, the Defiance/Ashtabula arrived in Two Harbors on 01/03 at 06:33 and she departed at 16:42 on 01/03 for Conneaut. Also arriving on 01/03 at 18:00 was the Great Republic. She had been anchored off Bark Pt. near Cornucopia, WI. The Edwin H. Gott arrived off Sand Island at 12:03 to wait for the Two Harbors dock. Due Two Harbors on 01/04 is the Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson. I believe she will be the first VanEnkevort ATB to load in Two Harbors this shipping season. About 15 miles behind her is the Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader due Northshore Mining in Silver Bay. The Laura L. is near Copper Harbor at 18:30. Also due Two Harbors on 01/04 is the Joseph L. Block. At 18:30 0n 01/03 she is just arriving at the Locks.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 7:28 Harvest Spirit arrived at Viterra B to load grain. 7:36 Florence Spirit arrived at the Richardson Current River Terminal to load grain.
Northern Lake Huron
Alpena: Monday; 12:01 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation arrived at the Lafarge plant to load cement products.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator cleared 18:34 Sunday evening upbound for Duluth with salt. Algoma Intrepid is expected next.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: American Integrity departed for Duluth at 05:25.
Kingsville: G.L. Ostrander/Integrity pulled up anchor and left for Cleveland.
Sandusky: Algoma Transport departed for Hamilton at 16:41. Saginaw moved up to load and John J. Boland went to the dock. H. Lee White and Victory/Maumee are at anchor.
Cleveland: G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived at 04:31 to deliver the last cement load of the season to LaFarge. Corps tug Demolen left for Detroit at 09:50. New York/Double Skin 509A arrived at 19:03 and docked at the Port. American Courage is on the shuttles.
Ashtabula: Algoma Intrepid departed at 02:33 for Goderich. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived from Conneaut at 07:57.
Conneaut: Olive L. Moore/Menominee left Sunday night for Ashtabula.
Nanticoke: Algoma Hansa arrived from Sarnia at 18:12.