Port Reports – September 28, 2022

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Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader continues to sit at the LS&I dock, eclipsing the 24 hour mark. However, the wait is more than likely due to dangerous gusts on the lake, as the rest of the vessels on Superior are somewhat split between the shoreline traveling and regular routes.

St. Marys River – Know Your Ships
Two passenger vessels, Le Bellot (Ponant) and Ocean Voyager (American Queen Steamboat Co.) were in port Tuesday, with the former docked in the Canadian Soo and the latter on the Michigan side. This was the last visit of the season for the American Queen vessel, but Ponant has three more port calls here before mid-October. Stewart J. Cort was upbound at the locks mid-day on her first trip of the season, headed for Superior, WI, to load pellets.

Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 03:18 and unloaded coal at DTE. She departed for Superior, WI at 13:35.
Toledo, OH: Algoma Transport departed at 02:11 with ore for Hamilton, ON. G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived at 12:42 to unload cement.
Marblehead, OH: Cuyahoga arrived at 09:13, loaded stone and departed for Windsor at 15:37.
Sandusky, OH: Manitowoc departed for the Soo at 06:21.
Lorain, OH: Kaye E. Barker arrived at 03:10 and unloaded stone at Carmeuse (the former Jonick dock). She took a delay due to conveyor issues.
Cleveland, OH: Victory/Maumee arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 12:16, unloaded and left for Toledo at 20:03.
Ashtabula, OH: Oakglen departed at 18:45.
Erie, PA: Once empty, Algoma Innovator departed for Stoneport at 04:47.
Buffalo, NY: Finished unloading at CSI Sands, Mark W. Barker departed for Brevort at 18:44. New York/Double Skin 509A is at Marathon.
Nanticoke, ON: CSL Tadoussac and CSL Niagara remain at anchor. Algocanada is still at Imperial Oil. Harvest Spirit arrived at 18:03. She’s loading steel coils.

Lorain, OH – Paul Jump
Kaye E Barker arrived in Lorain at 0700 9-27-22. Still in port with a mechanical delay from the unloading gear as of 1700. 

Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The John Marshal shifted docks with her barge Lake Trader to the NFTA Buffalo Port Terminal Slip ‘A’ on the 25th around 2:45PM to wait out an oncoming storm system. They became the first commercial vessels to tie up inside the slip since 2004.

Vane Marine’s New York – DS509A arrived for the Suite Kote Terminal in Tonawanda at 7AM on the 26th. The Barker finished up her unload at CSI that afternoon but stayed weather bound while thunderstorms raged throughout the day and wind was driving big breakers over the Outer Harbor seawall. The crew had her situated about mid-channel with lines out to the wharf and the unloading boom saddled up that evening sitting out the rough stuff. The Ryba gang took the day off and their equipment was all nestled in at the Gateway Union Slip dock to ride it out.

September 27th was still stormy, but not half as bad as the previous few days so the boats were finally able to get it moving. Around 6AM the tug John Marshal shifted her barge Lake Trader back to the Gateway Metroport Main Dock from the Buffalo Port Terminal Slip ‘A’. Later that evening around 6PM, the Mark W. Barker backed out of the City Ship Canal without tugs, winded in the Outer Harbor, and departed for Brevort, MI to load sand again for Buffalo.

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Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
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