Port Reports – October 5, 2022

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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
If only one vessel arrives the Twin Ports in a 24-hour span, it might as well be the Wilfred Sykes. Between the Elbeborg’s 19:37 arrival Monday evening and the American Integrity’s departure at exactly the same time the following night, the only traffic to make its way through the Duluth or Superior piers was Central Marine Logistic’s classic 1949-built laker. Clear skies and calm seas greeted the fan-favorite steamer as she came off the lake at blue hour and beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge at 06:28. A sizable crowd for an early Tuesday morning was treated to a nice master’s salute – the typical Sykes special – for their efforts. As in her only other trip of the season back in July, the vessel arrived with a load of limestone to discharge at the Graymont Superior facility about halfway down the bay. After tying up, settling in, and getting the cargo flowing off the boom, the Sykes was passed in the harbor by 1,000-foot Walter J. McCarthy Jr., making her way over to West Duluth’s CN Dock 6 for a load of taconite pellets following a delay at Superior’s Elevator M. It was back on the move again for the Sykes after finishing up her unload at Graymont, this time bound for a rare trip to Silver Bay to load sinter off the stockpiles. Her departure, marked at 18:25, will hopefully not be the last we see of the steamer on the western end of the lake this year. Federal Hunter was the last Duluth passage on Tuesday, arriving at 22:20 and enlisting the help of G-tug Kentucky to assist her to the Ash Grove Cement dock at Rice’s Point. There, the saltie will soon begin the lengthy process of discharging powdered cement. The aforementioned American Integrity departed Superior at 19:37 with ore for Gary, and was followed in just over an hour later by footer fleetmate Burns Harbor. I’ll bet you $5 she loads for her namesake port. Stationary ships in port include Philip R. Clarke loading blast furnace trim at CN-Hallett Dock 5, Elbeborg loading beet pulp pellets at Gavilon, and poor American Spirit – having already spent too much time at the wall this season – undergoing engine repairs at Enbridge. Get well soon!

Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The veteran laker Lee A. Tregurtha departed early morning Tuesday at 04:32, due next for Dearborn as per usual. Taking her place at the LS&I dock at 11:00 was the Clyde S. VanEnkevort, a somewhat less frequent visitor.

Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
October 3rd: The Hon. James Oberstar arrived last night and departed earlier today.  Also departing today was the Corp. of Engineer Tug Billmaier enroute to Duluth. The Lee Tregurtha arrived at the ore dock today and the Erie Trader is scheduled to arrive later tonight.

Grand Haven, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The river class vessel Manitowoc will be dropping off aggregate (slag) from Indiana Harbor, likely arriving early morning Wednesday. If you’re getting deja vu, that’s because she made the exact same run less than 48 hours ago.

Muskegon, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The cement carrier G.L. Ostrander/Integrity will be arriving early morning Wednesday to unload at LaFarge’s Holcim dock. Soon after will be the arrival of the classic AAA laker Kaye E. Barker, unloading stone from Port Inland.

Lake Erie Ports (10/4) – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: New York/Double Skin 509A departed for Detroit at 01:38. H. Lee White arrived at DTE at 03:31, unloading coal from Sandusky. She departed for Bruce Mines at 14:12. Mark W. Barker arrived at the Port docks at 13:46.
Toledo, OH: Michipicoten departed for Marblehead. CSL Niagara is at CSX. Leonard M/Huron Spirit arrived at 10:14.
Marblehead, OH: A surprise visitor is the Michipicoten, arriving at 07:31. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 12:00 and went on the hook.
Sandusky, OH: Saginaw arrived at 03:46, loaded coal at Norfolk Southern and departed for the Soo at 16:28.
Cleveland, OH: Exeborg arrived at 02:07 and went to dock 26W at the Port. Algoma Buffalo unloaded salt at RiverDock, then moved to Cargill to load salt. She departed for Hamilton, ON at 10:08. McKeil Spirit docked at Lehigh Cement at 03:10. Spartan arrived at 15:25 and went to Kokosing Materials. Redhead is at the Port docks. American Courage is still running shuttles.
Conneaut, OH: John G. Munson departed for Port Inland at Presque Isle arrived at 17:02 with ore for the P&C dock.
Buffalo, NY: Mark W. Barker left late Monday night for Monroe, MI.
Nanticoke, ON: Departures were Edwin H. Gott for Two Harbors and Frontenac for Port Colborne. Algoterra and Algonova are at Imperial Oil while Algosea remains at anchor. 

Lake Erie Ports (10/3) – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: New York/Double Skin 509A
Toledo, OH: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader departed for Stoneport at 00:39. Sam Laud arrived at 16:52 and Michipicoten at 20:06. CSL Niagara was a late night arrival.
Sandusky, OH: H. Lee White arrived at 13:52, loaded coal at Norfolk Southern and left for Monroe, MI at 20:20.
Cleveland, OH: Arrivals were Algoma Buffalo to RiverDock at 00:28, Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger to the Columbus St. facility at 08:39 and ,Redhead to the Port dock 24E at 09:17 and McKeil Spirit, anchoring at 19:26. American Courage is on the shuttles. Departures were Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger for Charlevoix, Sea Crescent for Port Colborne, NOAA vessel Thomas Jefferson for Lake Ontario surveys and Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement for Bowmanville.
Conneaut, OH: John G. Munson arrived at 11:52 to unload ore at the P&C dock.
Erie, PA: Calumet departed for Misterskys in Detroit at 09:17
Buffalo, NY: Mark W. Barker is at CSI Sands.
Nanticoke, ON: Algonorth departed at 03:46 with petroleum products for Tracy, PQ.  Edwin H. Gott arrived at 07:16 with taconite pellets for Stelco. Algoterra docked at Imperial Oil at 10:47 and Frontenac arrived at Stelco at10:48. Algonova remains anchored. Algosea was a late night arrival.

Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The Mark W. Barker was on her way back to Buffalo with more sand from Detroit on October 2nd when a strong Southerly wind blew all of the good water out of Buffalo and dropped the gauges here. She slowed down to 5.5 knots from her lake speed of 13 so they could time their arrival to better match the water coming back up and hugged the North shore of Lake Erie for a smoother ride. They finally arrived into Buffalo for the CSI landing at 11:52PM. A long and somewhat difficult unload took place before they were eventually able to back out on their own for the lake at 9:30PM on the 3rd.

Dean Marine got the contract to dredge Dunkirk harbor this year. They had the small tug Andrew J. spending a few weeks in early October running dump scows out to the lake from the dredge rig as they worked around the public pier area there.

The large tug Manitou arrived with a brand new hopper barge from Erie, PA for delivery to the New York State Canal Corp. at 8:30AM on the 4th. She went down to Tonawanda and handed it off to them at the entrance to the Erie canal. After heading back up light tug, they entered the Buffalo River, turned around off the USS Little Rock, and headed out for the lake around 12:30PM, bound for Port Huron.

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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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