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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: American Century arrived at 15:49 (CST) Wednesday afternoon to load low sulfur coal at SMET after USCG Hollyhock broke a path through built up ice near the canal. John G. Muson arrived at 16:24, having switched orders from loading iron ore pellets at CN in Two Harbors to Duluth. As of Wednesday night, John G. Munson was loading at CN#6. American Century is estimated to depart early Thursday morning with low sulfur coal. John G. Munson is estimated to depart early Thursday as well, but with iron ore pellets. Arthur M. Anderson is expected Thursday mid-morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: With an ice-breaking assist from USCG Hollyhock, CSL Laurentien departed at 09:05 (CST) Wednesday morning with iron ore for Nanticoke. Atlantic Huron arrived at 09:54 to load iron ore at BNSF. As of Wednesday night, Atlantic Huron was loading at BNSF, CSL Tadoussac was anchored outside Superior waiting, and American Century was loading at SMET. Atlantic Huron is estimated to depart sometime Thursday morning with iron ore pellets. CSL Tadoussac should arrive to load once they depart.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Arriving for Two Harbors is the Indiana Harbor for South of # 2.The Presque Isle was northwest ot Sand Island.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; 3:24 Harvest Spirit arrived at the main anchorage. 4:55 Baie Comeau arrived at the main anchorage. 6:08 Algoma Intrepid arrived and went to anchor south of the Welcome Islands.8:39 USCG Neah Bay resumed ice operations. 9:10 Manitoulin arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 14:57 Algoma Intrepid weighed anchor and proceeded up the Mission River to the MobilEx Terminal to load potash.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
STEWART J. CORT cleared for Sturgeon Bay at 11:24 Wednesday to free space at Milwaukee’s heavy lift dock where she spent the winter.
Northern Lake Huron
McGregor Bay: Wednesday; 10:27 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation arrived at the Lafarge Whitefish River Terminal to unload cement products.
Midland: Wednesday; 7:28 CCGS Griffon arrived to conduct ice operations in preparation for the departure of Whitefish Bay.
Stoneport: Wednesday; 2:01 Defiance / Ashtabula for Stoneport went to anchor in Thunder Bay. 13:58 Defiance / Ashtabula weighed anchor and at 16:52 arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Sault arrived at 01:00 early Wednesday morning to load at Compass Minerals, and cleared at 15:56 upbound with salt. Unisea (saltie) arrived at 06:42 early Wednesday and eased up to the elevators. Algoma Niagara arrived at 12:32 Wednesday and is loading at Compass Minerals.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 09:37 to unload coal at DTE. New York/Double Skin 509A is unloading petroleum products.
Toledo: John J. Boland arrived at 05:21. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson left layup at 07:22 and headed to Stoneport.
Marblehead: American Courage loaded stone at LaFarge and departed for Cleveland at 13:31.
Cleveland: Finnborg departed at 00:33 for Detroit. McKeil Spirit arrived at 06:49 to unload at Lehigh Cement. American Courage arrived at 19:10 to unload at RiverDock. Peyton Lynn C is loading containers at the Port and Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is still on the shuttles.
Ashtabula: Lake Erie departed for Hamilton at 18:50. After assisting the saltie out of port, G tug Ohio headed back to Cleveland. Calumet departed layup at 20:21 and is on her to Windsor.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer is at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke: Algonorth is at Imperial Oil.