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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Coming home from the sandbar at 00:27 in the morning with a smashed-in nose – you should have seen the other guy – Atlantic Huron tied up at Superior’s BNSF Dock 5 to load Hibtac pellets. She had been anchored off Minnesota Point since Wednesday afternoon waiting for her fleetmate CSL Assiniboine to depart in the waning minutes of the day. After the sun rose on what would be another beautiful Duluth day, steamer Arthur M. Anderson sailed across the horizon laden with limestone from Calcite. Her destination being CN-Hallett Dock 5, occupied at the time by Hon. James L. Oberstar, the Anderson would perform a loop in the lake while waiting for the Interlake classic to shift just east to the CN Dock 6 shiploader. AMA straightened out and proceeded inbound the piers before 10:00. Later in the afternoon, 1,000-foot Indiana Harbor would copy the Anderson’s technique and then some, performing not one, not two, but three loops while waiting for the Atlantic Huron to clear BNSF. The two vessels would trade places shortly after 14:00 when the Canadian left for Quebec with ore (27,000 tons). Finished unloading, Arthur M. Anderson found herself loading under the chutes at the gravity dock around 19:00.
Marquette, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
American Spirit was back for another load alongside the LS&I dock, north side. As usual, she pulled out and spun around partway through the process to ensure an even trim under the chutes.
Port Inland, MI – Andrew Meyer
American Mariner made a visit to town Wednesday night, departing Thursday morning, upbound for the twin ports with stone.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Andrew Meyer
Chicago, IL: Patagonman is the only remaining vessel in town, with Baie Comeau and Fivelborg departing on Thursday. Algoma Intrepid should arrive sometime later this evening or early Friday. Caroline McKee is due in town sometime Friday.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes arrived on shuttle duty early Thursday morning. John D. Leitch is finally out of the area, heading to Spragge. Joseph L. Block is due from Burns Harbor early Friday morning.
Buffington, IN: Great Republic is headed downbound and should arrive overnight Thursday to Friday.
Gary, IN: Edgar B. Speer cleared Gary just before midnight on Tuesday, upbound for more iron range ore. Fleetmate John G. Munson was about 10 hours behind her, departing Gary Wednesday morning. The Edwin H. Gott is due Friday early morning.
Burns Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes arrived on Tuesday evening. That was the only traffic for Burns until Thursday, with the Sykes outbound at 0218, followed by the Ebroborg at 1225. Inbound traffic was Joseph L. Block at 0187 and Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted at 1547. The Block is due next for Indiana Harbor, so is likely doing some shuttle duty like her fleetmate.
Meldrum Bay, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Stone-laden Joseph H. Thompson was pushed outbound through the Mississagi Strait by tug partner Laura L. VanEnkevort at 04:10. The pair is headed downbound for Lorain.
Calcite, MI – Andrew Meyer
Calcite saw a bevy of activity with Tuesday night seeing the American Courage depart just before midnight. Wednesday saw the Great Republic arriving at 0300, followed by Algoma Compass at 1400. Great Republic left at 1940, being replaced at the dock by the H. Lee White, which departed just after 1300 today. No expected arrivals for the next day or two.
Stoneport, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Barker, Kaye E., left with stone for Marquette around midday Thursday. AIS coverage in the area was spotty, but it appears her departure probably took place after noon.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Inbound from Sandusky with coal, Lee A. Tregurtha cozied up against Zug Island to unload at DTE’s EES Coke facility. Calumet departed Windsor Salt for Milwaukee at 14:15, and an inbound Michipicoten discharged stone from Bruce Mines at Coco Aggregates from 19:00 to 21:30 before continuing downbound for Lake Erie.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Mesabi Miner arrived at 13:24 to unload coal at DTE. Meredith Ashton is still in port.
Toledo, OH: Floretgracht arrived at 07:09. Saginaw arrived at 07:25 and went to CSX. John J. Boland arrived at 16:14 and is at Midwest Terminals.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed with stone for Cleveland at 13:54. Sam Laud arrived at 16:02.
Sandusky, OH: Lee A. Tregurtha departed for Zug Island at 08:45. Victory/Maumee departed for Detroit as well.
Cleveland, OH: Samuel deChamplain/Innovation left late Wednesday night for Essexville Arrivals were Sam Laud at 03:44 to unload at Ontario Stone, cruise ship Pearl Mist at 05:42 to Dock 28W, Federal Kumano at 06:35 to Dock 24E, NACC Capri at 18:46 for Holcim Cement and Dorothy Ann/Pathinder at xxxx for RiverDock. Mark W. Barker is running shuttles for Cliffs. New York/Double Skin 509A is at the Marathon terminal. Sam Laud departed for Marblehead at 12:19 and Federal Kumano left for Burns Harbor at 20:38.
Fairport Harbor, OH: John J. Boland left at 07:24 for Toledo. Frontenac was a late night arrival to load at Morton Salt.
Ashtabula, OH: American Courage is at anchor, arriving at 20:01.
Conneaut, OH: Philip R. Clarke arrived at 17:18 to unload ore at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke, ON: Algosea loaded petroleum products and departed at 13:24 for Green Bay, WI. Algonorth weighed anchor and moved to Imperial Oil at 13:28.
Watch as the Clarke arrives the dock at Conneaut and sends her crew ashore to tie up: