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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
An empty John G. Munson had her prop out the door early Friday morning, departing Duluth at 00:08 for a load of taconite pellets just up the lake at Two Harbors. The Twin Ports would remain quiet until 11:23 when James R. Barker departed BNSF Dock 5 in Superior with ore for Burns Harbor. Michipicoten, swinging on the hook just off the piers since 18:30 Thursday night, weighed anchor and proceeded inbound at 11:38 after the Barker cleared. She would later depart for the Soo at 23:22 following a long (by her standards) 12-hour stay in port. USCGC Spar was the only other major vessel activity of the day; the cutter left the Coast Guard dock in the early afternoon for a trip out to the lake. Salties Lubie and Minervagracht remain loading wheat at Riverland Ag and discharging quartz bags at the port terminal, respectively.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary PutneyJohn G. Munson departed Two Harbors on 7/15 at 09:51:30 for Gary. She had previously unloaded in Duluth then loading in Two Harbors after. Two Harbors saw the Edgar B. Speer arrive at 19:22 on 7/15. At 21:00 on 7/15 the Victory/Maumee was North of Outer Island for Two Harbors. Also at 21:00 the CSL Laurentien and the Spruceglen were near the Keweenaw heading for Two Harbors.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
After delivering about 7,000 tons of white deicing salt and 8,000 tons of green deicing salt from Cargill, Cleveland, Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder cleared for Calcite at 16:02 Thursday. Karen Andrie/Endeavour arrived from Indiana Harbor at 16:41 with asphalt for the Construction Resources Management terminal. Cuyahoga arrived at 20:23 with deicing salt from Morton, Windsor. She proceeded to south slip one, outer harbor, and dropped her cargo on the open dock before clearing for Calcite at 03:08 Friday. Viking Octantis arrived at 05:26 Friday concluding an 8-day cruise from Toronto. She will embark on a cruise to Thunder Bay Saturday.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: Samuel de Champlain departed at 05:15 for Alpena with barge Innovation. The pair had been tied up at the Holcim South Chicago Cement Terminal.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Departing at 00:46 for Grand Haven was the busy Interlake duo Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 after a stop at the old Inland Steel berth. Steamer Wilfred Sykes was inbound at 21:12 with siliceous (blast furnace trim) as her prize from the journey north and tied up at Dock 7H to unload.
Gary, IN: Walter J. McCarthy Jr. came off the lake with a load of taconite pellets from Superior around noon, but for unknown reasons, remained off the breakwater until 17:28 before finally backing in. She unloaded her cargo overnight in the Gary Works hopper.
Burns Harbor, IN: All 1,000 feet of footer American Century were outbound for the Twin Ports at 11:18 after she unloaded at Cleveland-Cliffs. Her next cargo, once again from Superior, is scheduled to be a load of coal.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Lee A. Tregurtha was outbound the familiar confines of the Rouge in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving the Detroit River for Cedarville at 03:20. Following the veteran upbound for Lake Michigan were G.L. Ostrander/Integrity just before 07:00; the pair is headed back for Alpena after servicing the Holcim Detroit Cement Terminal. Cruise ship Ocean Navigator made another appearence in port with passengers at 07:24. She spent the day waiting at the port authority dock while they had their fun in the city before all departed for Little Current at 17:41, the usual next stop on upbound iteneraries. Calumet was inbound the Rouge shortly after 09:00 and appeared to take on a load of salt at Morton, later departing for Milwaukee at 21:22. Kaye E. Barker was a 21:18 arrival from Marquette for another delivery to the Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works.
Toledo, OH – Joshua Hebeisen
Great Lakes Fleet steamer Philip R. Clarke, in the process of fitting out after an extended period at the wall, is now showing an AIS destination of Calcite. Her reported ETA is July 24.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Paul R, Tregurtha arrived at 10:15 to unload coal at DTE.
Toledo, OH: Resko, Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit and Herbert C. Jackson are all in port. Olive L. Moore/Menominee departed for Marblehead at 18:55.
Marblehead, OH: American Courage departed late Thursday night for Cleveland.
Cleveland, OH: Calumet departed for Detroit at 00:34. American Courage arrived at 03:40 to unload stone at Osborne. She went back on the shuttles once she got empty. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 10:59 to load salt at Cargill. Federal Yukon, Federal Columbia and Peyton Lynn C are at the Port docks. Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement weighed anchor at 15:39 and went to the St. Marys Jefferson St. terminal to unload cement.
Erie, PA: The saltie Sloman Dispatcher arrived at 06:07.
Nanticoke, ON: CSL Tadoussac arrived at 09:08 to unload ore at Stelco. Algonorth departed with petroleum products for Tracy at 11:29.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
Unloading operations were all done on the evening of the 14th and the Keith was ready to depart by 8PM. The Vermont came down from Buffalo to help her and they headed out for the lake from Lackawanna with another stern first tow.
The next morning on the 15th, the Charley showed up with her windmill parts from the anchorage at 9AM. The Vermont was a little late getting there from Buffalo so the big salty did a doughnut in the lake off the breakwall to kill it for just enough time to meet her tug at the South Entrance at the right moment. The Vermont then helped them dock bow first in the Lackawanna Canal and get secured at the Gateway Metroport Main Dock. Once the pilot released the tug, the Vermont’s captain told him to tell the Captain sorry for being late and thanks for the tow. After unloading of Charley’s windmill parts began, a large dockside crane was used to place the riser tube sections directly onto special railroad flat cars for delivery to a project in downstate New York. The Charley is expected to be in Lackawanna for a few days to complete this unload.