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Cover image: Saginaw entered Lake Macatawa early Friday afternoon to deliver aggregate to Verplank’s dock. Kurt Van Appledorn image, September 2
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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Reports will resume tomorrow – I am currently moving into college!
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Andrew Meyer
Chicago, IL: H. Lee White arrived Calumet Harbor at 1532 on September 1 and is now showing an Escanaba destination. After arriving on the 31st, Flevoborg is in town. Undaunted and Caroline McKee have been working the Chicago area as well, with both vessels departing mid-afternoon on the 2nd. The former for Marinette, the latter, her usual Charlevoix trip.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes was inbound at 1018 on August 30. She would depart early on September 1 after a two day stay in port. James R. Barker would spend far less time, arriving after 0200 on the 31st and departing 20 hours later. Calumet is currently on her second trip of the week, her first arrival being on August 31 at 1859, and her second being September 2 at 1312. Her departure between the trips occurred on September 1 at 1304.
Gary, IN: The only traffic this week in Gary has been the Edwin H. Gott. I should also add the pilot vessel “Koolcat,” which has been hanging out in the area. Expected arrivals are Edgar B. Speer on the 3rd early in the morning, and Great Republic, due also on the third around 1000.
Burns Harbor, IN: Contrary to neighboring Gary, Burns Harbor has been a busy place. Federal Shimanto departed after nearly a weeklong stay at 2050 on the 30th. Arriving the first of September was the lovely Polsteam vessel Isa at 0600. Mesabi Miner would follow the Isa into town about 14 hours later. Undaunted made a quick stop the afternoon and evening of the 1st as well. Wilfred Sykes arrived at 0730 on September 1st and departed on the 2nd at 1020. Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder are due at 1500 on Saturday, which should be their first visit since me taking over port reports for Burns Harbor.
Drummond Island, MI – Andrew Meyer
There’s been a whole lot of the Drummond Islander. Beyond that, Cuyahoga is due at some point on the 2nd from Sault Ste. Marie.
Calcite, MI – Andrew Meyer
After rolling out of town at 0557, the John G. Munson was quickly replaced by the American Courage at 0604 on August 30. Shortly thereafter, Rand fleetmate H. Lee White would depart. The American Courage would subsequently pull out of town at 2048. Dirk VanEnkevort would be the next traffic, being the first arrival of September at 1323. Her September 2nd departure was at 0923. Due next is the Joseph L. Block on the third at 0500.
Port Inland, MI – Andrew Meyer
It’s been a pretty quiet spell in Port Inland the last several days. Kaye Barker would depart at 0420 on August 30th, being the last ship of August to grace port. John J. Boland arrived at 1420 on September 2nd.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid cleared 05.42 Friday upbound to Parry Sound with salt. Michipicoten arrived 08.55 Friday unloaded trap rock at NEW wharf then cleared 15.51 upbound. Algoma Compass arrived 16.59 Friday at Compass Minerals.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Florence Spirit departed for Sandusky, OH at 08:35.
Toledo, OH: Departures were Joseph L. Block for Calcite and Sam Laud for Marblehead. Arrivals were Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader and Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit. Herbert C. Jackson is at Midwest Terminal.
Marblehead, OH: Sam Laud arrived at 08:33 to load stone at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH: Manitoulin departed at 00:34 with coal for Algoma Steel at the So
Cleveland, OH: New York/Double Skin 509A arrived on Thursday evening, unloaded at Marathon and left for Detroit at 13:39. Mark W. Barker is at Cargill, loading salt for Superior, WI. Leonard M/Huron departed for Marblehead after unloading coils at the Port. Spirit American Courage is on the shuttles.
Conneaut, OH: Indiana Harbor departed for Two Harbors,
Nanticoke, ON: Algonorth loaded petroleum products and left for Tracy, PQ at 04:35. Algoma Conveyor arrived at Stelco late Thursday night to unload ore. Algoma Hansa weighed anchor and moved to Imperial Oil after Algonorth departed. Algosea departed for Sarnia at 13:20.
While we do not currently have daily write-ups for the following ports, their respective port authority websites post schedules of vessel traffic that are embedded below. Each schedule takes the form of a miniature webpage within a box – scroll with your cursor within the box (or slide your finger within the box on a mobile device) to move through the schedule as you would a normal webpage. To move up or down the actual Port Reports page itself, make sure your cursor/finger is outside of the box.
Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
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