Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net.
Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Originally scheduled to arrive for wheat at Riverland Ag in the early morning, Polsteam saltie Lubie went to anchor at 07:00 just off the Duluth piers to undergo standard inspections. Her ETA was reported as Monday evening, but this was eventually pushed back 24 hours. She is still scheduled to begin loading on the 13th. American Century was outbound Superior at 10:28 for Burns Harbor, after which the CSL Tadoussac weighed anchor and proceeded inbound to load at BNSF as a summer storm hit the Twin Ports area. Rain, however, would not stop the arrival of the mighty Wilfred Sykes, nor her fans from lining the Duluth Ship Canal to greet her. The classic steamer was inbound the piers at 16:00 with an aggregate cargo for Graymont and a great master’s salute for the boat watchers. The Sykes is expected to shift elsewhere in the harbor to load after discharging her current cargo. After closely following the Sykes on the pair’s journey across the Lake Superior, the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. dropped anchor off the Superior Entry to wait for the Tadoussac to finish loading. Paul R. Tregurtha made port at 19:14, turned around in the harbor basin, and backed under the Blatnik Bridge for coal and petroleum coke at SMET.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
The G3 Marquis was stopped off Silver Creek before loading for Quebec City. Also the Baie Comeau loaded in Two Harbors before heading for Quebec City. Also the Indiana Harbor was upbound in Lake Superior heading for Two Harbors to load.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Tug John Marshall arrived from Calumet Harbor at 21:48 Sunday with three barges that will be loaded with grain at the COFCO elevator. This is the seventh trio of barges loaded at the elevator in 2022. After delivering cement at Lafarge, Alpena cleared for Muskegon at 04:58 Monday. Ocean Castle was at the Federal Marine Terminals dock unloading steel coils. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation is expected early Tuesday.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrived at Ironville at 6:03. Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader departed for Duluth.
Marblehead, OH: Leonard M/Huron Spirit left at 00:25.
Sandusky, OH: Saginaw arrived at 20:02. She will load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH: Saginaw arrived at 03:20 to unload stone at the Bulk Terminal. She departed for Sandusky at 16:16. American Spirit went to anchor to wait for Saginaw to depart, then she had to wait for American Courage to load a shuttle. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed for Milwaukee at 09:01. USCGC Hollyhock left at 14:15. Federal Columbia arrived at 18:28 and went to dock 26W at the Port.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Michipicoten departed for Stoneport at 01:09. Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 09:08 with stone for Osborne.
Conneaut, OH: John G. Munson left for Port Dolomite at 03:04. American Integrity arrived late Monday night to unload at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke, ON: Algocanada departed for Sarnia. CSL Laurentian arrived at 02:34. CSL Niagara arrived at 18:32. Both are unloading ore at Stelco. Algoma Hansa is at Imperial Oil and Algonorth is anchored.
Buffalo, NY – Brian R Wroblewski
NACC Capri was back for Holcim at 3 p.m. on July 7th and was brought in by the Vermont. She unloaded and departed at 10:30 am on the 8th, with the Vermont checking her stern down to the Watson Basin. The saltwater ship Gwen arrived from Erie, PA for the Gateway Metroport with the second half of a split load of windmill parts at 11:45 pm on the 8th. They went to anchor just South of the Safe Water Beacon to wait for another salty to arrive first. The Keith was upbound in the Welland Canal at the time and also on her way to Lackawanna. On the afternoon of the 9th, the Keith came in first with the Vermont at 2PM and once she was secure, the tug went out to assist the Gwen in behind her at the Main Dock inside the Lackawanna Canal. Another ship full of windmill parts showed up on the 11th but with two in port already, they ended up in the Port Colborne Anchorage. This one was named Charlie and cleared the Welland Canal around 11:35 am before dropping the hooks to wait it out.