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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Late Saturday night at 22:14, CSL Tadoussac departed Superior after loading 29,000 tons of Keetac at BNSF Dock 5. On what has been a common route for her so far this season, the Tad will be delivering her cargo to Stelco’s Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke. Mesabi Miner was outbound Duluth at 03:59 Sunday morning with taconite for an unknown destination. It is likely she is headed for Indiana Harbor based on her previous loads at CN Dock 6 this year. Scheduled to load taconite in Two Harbors, 1,000-foot integrated tug/barge Presque Isle would up arriving Duluth at 07:55 to take a delay at the Duluth Port Terminal’s Berth 1. There was no traffic in the harbor until the footer departed for her original destination at 13:35. About an hour later, frequent visitor Burns Harbor was inbound the Superior Entry for taconite at BNSF. Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived under the Aerial Lift Bridge at 16:08 with a split load of limestone and dolomite for CN-Hallett Dock 5. After unloading, she is expected to depart for Marquette. At 20:45, the Twin Ports received its first load of cement this season as Samuel de Champlain/Innovation were inbound Duluth at 20:45 for Lafarge Superior. While classic steamer Alpena has been on the route to Superior for years, last season saw tug/barges Samuel de Champlain/Innovation and G.L. Ostrander/Integrity make nearly all deliveries to the port. It appears that trend may continue in 2022. John G. Munson arrived Duluth with limestone for CN-Hallett Dock 5 at 22:46, joining the Oberstar at the dock. Lee A. Tregurtha is still at Fraser Shipyards with an unknown departure time.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
The American Integrity departed Two Harbors on 06/05 at 14:15 for Indiana Harbor. Arriving Two Harbors after first going to Duluth was the Presque Isle on 06/05 at 15:33. Due Two Harbors on 06/06 is the Edwin H. Gott. Cliffs Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Joseph L. Block on 06/04 at 23:47 for Burns Harbor. Due Silver Bay on 06/06 is the Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader.
St. Marys River – Roger LeLievre
A slow Sunday at the Soo was enlivened by two passenger vessels – Pearl Mist and Ocean Voyager were both in port. Both headed downbound in the early evening. Other passages included G3 Marquis and Paul R. Tregurtha downbound and Edwin H. Gott up.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Burns Harbor, IN: James R. Barker arrived at 01:59 for Cleveland Cliffs to unload Hibtac pellets from Superior. Polsteam saltie Narie was inbound at 14:36 for Federal Marine Terminals.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid cleared 20:38 Saturday upbound for Muskegon with salt. Algoma Buffalo arrived 04:43 Sunday loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Sault arrived 15:00 Sunday and tied up at North Pier.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Once again, another busy day for Detroit started just minutes after midnight, with John J. Boland departing Carmeuse on the River Rouge to shift over to Mistersky. Calumet arrived soon after and sailed up the Rouge for what appeared to be Morton Salt. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson were inbound for Mistersky at 03:23 as John J. Boland pulled away from the dock en route to Calcite. The tug/barge combo departed for Bruce Mines at 06:26. Across the Detroit River, Argentina Desgagnes departed Windsor ADM for the Welland Canal at 04:15; Whitefish Bay cast off from Windsor Salt for Johnstown just under four hours later. Spartan/Spartan II continued downbound for Bath, ON after a stop in port to fuel at Mistersky from 09:23 to 11:42. Frontenac arrived for Miller Aggregates Southwest at 12:30, Calumet shifted from Morton to Mistersky at 14:15, and Saginaw arrived at 14:22 for Levy on the Rouge. Frontenac would proceed north to the Lafarge Canada aggregates dock at 15:00, while Calumet was upbound for Lake St. Clair and beyond at 17:17 on a trip to Green Bay. Herbert C. Jackson arrived for Zug Island and EES Coke at 20:00. Just before midnight, American Spirit was tying up at Mistersky for fuel. The Great Lakes Maritime Academy’s training vessel State of Michigan was making rounds on the Detroit River throughout the day.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Departures were Algoma Conveyor for Sarnia and Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit for Quebec. Victory/Maumee arrived at Torco, loaded ore and left for the Soo. Due in are the salties Miedwie and Federal Hudson.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed at 09:28 for Cleveland.
Sandusky, OH: Algoma Transport departed for Bowmanville at 02:23. Herbert C. Jackson loaded coal at Norfolk Southern and departed for Detroit at 17:28.
Cleveland, OH: A midnight arrival to the Bulk Terminal was the American Spirit with a light load of 45,000 tons of pellets from the Tilden mine. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. went to anchor at 06:37 to wait for the Spirit to finish offloading, which she did and left for Marquette at 14:55. The McCarthy went to the Bulk Terminal at 15:44 to unload 63,000 tons of UTAC pellets. Federal Freedom is at Dock 24W with steel and heavy lift cargo. Flevoborg arrived at 12:14 with steel plates and coils. She went to Dock 24E. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 14:59 and went to Osborne to unload stone. Harvest Spirit departed at 20:50.
Ashtabula, OH: H. Lee White arrived late Sunday night.
Nanticoke, ON: Leaving Saturday night was CSL Niagara for Duluth. Sarah Desgagnes arrived at 03:05 and dropped anchor. She was still there as of Sunday night. Algonorth left for Tracy at 14:01.
Hamilton, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Only four ships are in port Sunday night after another quiet day in Hamilton. Puna departed at 06:35 with grain for Ireland, allowing Solina to arrive from anchorage to take her place at P&H shortly thereafter. The only other traffic was Florence Spirit arriving for AMD with coke from Detroit at 11:37. Federal Biscay is at Federal Marine Terminals with steel coils, and Chem Hydra sits alone at anchor.
Seaway – René Beauchamp
New ships expected in the Seaway in the near future include the bulk carrier Eagle, IMO 9227869, destination Hamilton, and the chemical tanker SFL Weser, IMO 9471599, also for Hamilton. The freighter Sophia, IMO 9467017, that we have already seen with the name HHL Rhine, is headed for Bay City. Another possibility is the freighter Unisky.