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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Presque Isle departed via the Superior Entry at 06:00 with a load of ore (likely Hibtac pellets) from BNSF Dock 5. Due to weather conditions on the eastern end of Lake Superior, she appears to be taking a sheltered route along the southern shore on her way to the Stelco Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke. With the dock vacated, John D. Leitch shifted from her anchorage inside the Duluth Harbor to Superior to load ore. Anchored off the piers waiting their turn at the dock are Canadian vessels Algoma Harvester and CSL Assiniboine; the two dropped anchor on Friday night and Saturday morning, respectively. As the Leitch made her way across the harbor, 1,000-foot American Century departed Midwest Energy with coal for St. Clair and cleared the Duluth Entry shortly after 09:40. Saltie Eeborg was the first inbound traffic of the day, arriving Duluth at 13:25 and tying up at Gavilon in Superior to load beet pulp pellets. H. Lee White departed exactly three hours later with wheat for Buffalo. After the wind died down in the evening, Algoma Central Corporation’s Algoma Mariner arrived the Duluth Entry at 22:35 to load petroleum coke at Midwest Energy. She had been anchored off the piers since just after midnight. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was the last vessel traffic for Saturday, making her way under the Aerial Lift Bridge just after 23:00 to load ore at CN Dock 6.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Joshua Hebeisen
There was no traffic at Two Harbors or Silver Bay since the last report. Edgar B. Speer and Spruceglen are due in Two Harbors, but both vessels are currently anchored across the lake due to weather.
Thunder Bay, ON – Anonymous
A pair of morning Fednav arrivals was the only traffic on Saturday. Federal Nagara arrived the MobilEx terminal to load potash at 09:12, while Federal Yukina arrived the Keefer Terminal at 09:25.
Northern Lake Michigan Ports – Anonymous
Port Inland, MI: Wilfred Sykes departed at 01:03 with limestone for Indiana Harbor.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: Algoma Sault finished unloading salt and departed for Goderich at midnight. Tug/barge Caroline McKee/Commander arrived at 02:50 and made their way down the Calumet River to unload cement at the St. Marys facility.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Joseph L. Block arrived at 16:20, tying up at Dock 7H and later making her way over to the former Mittal West dock. Fleetmate Wilfred Sykes entered the harbor at 21:50 to unload limestone just south of 7H.
Burns Harbor, IN: Indiana Harbor departed Friday night at 22:30 bound for Two Harbors. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived at 13:45 Saturday, while saltie Federal Nakagawa was outbound at 17:25 en route to Milwaukee.
Northern Lake Huron Ports – Anonymous
Alpena, MI: The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load at 12:08 Friday and departed at 20:37 for Detroit. G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived to load at the same dock Saturday at 04:11.
Stoneport, MI: On Friday, Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 11:49 to load limestone before departing Saturday for Marine City at 04:47. Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived to take a partial load of limestone and departed at 12:10 for Meldrum Bay. Calumet arrived at 12:40 to load limestone.
Calcite, MI: Arthur M. Anderson departed for Detroit at 21:11 Thursday. On Friday, Manitowoc and Defiance/Ashtabula arrived to load limestone at 02:20 and 14:40, respectively. The former departed at 15:01.
Drummond Island, MI: John J. Boland departed for Fairport at 23:10 Thursday. Late Friday night saw the arrival of Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson to load limestone at 23:55.
Meldrum Bay, ON: Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived to finish loading at 14:45 on Saturday afternoon.
Bruce Mines, ON: Michipicoten arrived to load trap rock at 16:30 Saturday.
Saginaw River, MI – Todd Shorkey
After arriving on Thursday and struggling with a tough unload, American Courage was finally able to depart the Saginaw Rock Products/Burroughs Saginaw dock outbound for the lake Saturday morning. Inbound a short time later was Paul R. Tregurtha, calling on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville to unload coal. Defiance/Ashtabula are also headed for the Saginaw River, expected at Front Range late Saturday evening.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived 04:29 early Saturday morning to load salt at Compass Minerals. The pair will be proceeding with their cargo to Ashtabula.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Sandusky, OH: Kaye E. Barker departed with coal for Zug Island, and Manitoulin arrived at 08:29 to load for Algoma Steel. The Barker is due back in port after unloading in Detroit.
Cleveland, OH: G-tug Cleveland arrived with tug North Dakota in tow. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation unloaded at Lafarge and departed for Alpena at 10:39. Meredith Ashton is at Dock 24N, and Hudsongracht is at 22E.
Fairport Harbor, OH: John J. Boland arrived at 07:25, unloaded stone at Osborne, and left for Meldrum Bay at 15:12.
Nanticoke, ON: CSL Tadoussac arrived at 07:25, unloaded at Stelco, and departed for Superior at 17:26. Algoma Hansa left for Tracy at 08:13, while Frontenac arrived Stelco at 18:35. Harvest Spirit is loading coils; Algocanada and Algosea are at Imperial Oil; and Algonova, Algonorth, and Algoterra are at anchor.