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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Big boat traffic in the Twin Ports would more than double on Wednesday after a cold start to the week. At 01:33, Philip R. Clarke came steaming into her namesake port with a load of stone from Cedarville’s Port Dolomite. Making her way down the harbor, the veteran AAA-class laker would tie up to unload at CN-Hallett Dock 5. Some unique views were offered throughout the day given the Clarke’s close proximity to sister Arthur M. Anderson, loading ore under the gravity chutes just a few docks east. The photogenic fleetmates would even strike up a few different poses to appease the aerial photographers, with the Anderson shifting up to the shiploader for a bit to take a delay and the Clarke eventually moving down her own dock facing to begin a long load of blast furnace trim. 06:07 saw a pitch-black arrival of saltie Humbergracht and a load of bagged quartz sand from Turkey. G-tug Missouri assisted the first-time Twin Ports visitor to Berth 7 at the port terminal, where she settled in and would soon get to work discharging the aggregate cargo. The berth’s previous occupant, fellow saltie Roerborg, had shifted directly across the slip to Berth 1 and the gantry cranes overnight to finish putting ashore the remainder of her Canada-bound wind turbine components. The blades themselves measure 260 feet in length and are believed to be the longest of their kind ever handled in North America. For comparison, the ship herself is just a little longer than two of the blades at 557 feet. A third saltie, Federal Hunter, remains on the opposite end of Rice’s Point discharging cement. Once the sun began to rise over the lake, training vessel State of Michigan made an 08:35 appearance and tied up at the DECC to spend the rest of the day in the Zenith City. The cadets and crew aboard would have a great view of the eventual departure of Arthur M. Anderson for Nanticoke at 21:50 and subsequent American Integrity arrival at 22:10. The footer went to fuel at the port terminal and is due next at CN Dock 6. Over in Superior, several days of scheduled maintenance at BNSF Dock 5 were completed Wednesday evening. We should start seeing things pick up again on the Wisconsin side of the harbor before the end of the week.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
The Great Lakes Trader arrived yesterday and the Hon. James Oberstar arrived this afternoon. On Friday, the American Spirit is scheduled to arrive.
Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Tug/barge combo Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader departed for Toledo at 19:06, after the docks’ regular visitor Hon. James L. Oberstar took the southern side at 15:30. Once again, since the Oberstar is making less stops at Duluth before her visits to Marquette, her frequency of arrivals seems to be rapid fire. Further ahead, another rare arrival is coming with the American Courage. It will be her first visit since December 2020. The Courage typically sticks to her strengths of river ports.
Lake Erie Ports
Monroe, MI: American Century is anchored off of Monroe in Lake Erie.
Toledo, OH: Arrivals were Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest at 08:35 and Lee A. Tregurtha at 13:42. In port are Wigeon, Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit and Federal Asahi. Departures were Manitowoc for Manistee, Joseph L. Block for Port Inland and Bradshaw McKee/St.Marys Conquest for Charlevoix.
Marblehead, OH: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson left for Cleveland late Tuesday night. Defiance/Ashtabula docked at Holcim at 02:44, loaded stone and departed for Fairport Harbor at 14:32.
Sandusky, OH: Algoma Transport departed at 04:22 with coal for Dofasco at Hamiton, ON. Kaye E. Barker arrived at 15:44. Saginaw was a late night arrival.
Cleveland, OH: Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest departed late Tuesday night for Toledo, OH. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 03:18 and unloaded stone at RiverDock, then departed at 21:15. Mark W. Barker arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 15:29 to load a shuttle for Cliffs. American Courage left for Marquette, MI at 21:16.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 22:00 with stone for Osborne.
Ashtabula, OH: Victory/ Maumee was a late night arrival.
Erie, PA: Victory/ Maumee arrived late Tuesday night to unload at Carmeuse. The combo departed for a return to Ashtabula at 18:09.
Buffalo, NY: Mark W. Barker departed for Cleveland at 03:53.
Nanticoke, ON: Presque Isle arrived at 12:39 to unload ore at Stelco. Algoma Hansa departed at 02:44 with petroleum products for Tracy, PQ. Algoscotia is at Imperial Oil. The tug Albert and barge Margaret are anchored off of Port Dover.
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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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- A look at how Roerborg’s cargo of wind turbine components is arranged above deck at the port terminal. David Schauer image, October 11
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- Amazing size comparison as the massive blades – looking more like the teeth of Paul Bunyan – are hauled away by flatbed trucks. David Schauer image, October 11
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- Humbergracht of the Spliethoff fleet arrives beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge on her first trip to the Twin Ports. David Schauer image, October 12
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- Similar view later in the day with the Clarke farther up along the dock, now loading blast furnace trim. David Schauer image, October 12
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- Federal Clyde loads up in Toledo alongside a colorful elevator. Andrew Russell image, October 12
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- Victory/Maumee put their boom in the air to join the crane party in Erie. Jeff Mientkiewicz image, October 12