Port Reports – November 13, 2022

Port and vessel activity from November 12, 2022.

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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
WARNING: Large boatnerd presence in the Twin Ports due to this weekend’s annual LSMMA Gales of November event. These individuals are obsessed with things that float and should be considered highly dangerous. Use caution and avoid the area if possible. If cornered at the canal, use trigger word “Ryerson.” The ensuing discussion should give you enough time to escape.

In the midst of the Gales event, Lake Superior did its part to set the mood with some stormy weather of its own. When Paul R. Tregurtha cleared the Duluth Ship Canal at 11:06 Saturday with 68,000 tons of coal, conditions forced her to take a northerly route along the scenic rocky shoreline. She would be followed closely behind by fleetmate Stewart J. Cort, 13.5 feet the shorter of the two and headed to Burns Harbor with 58,000 tons of Hibtac pellets. Old #1’s Superior departure, clocked in at 12:35, allowed anchored CSL Niagara to proceed inbound from anchor 30 minutes later to take her turn at BNSF Dock 5. Back in Duluth, John G. Munson came in off a restless lake at 15:42 with a rare import cargo of coal. The classic laker had loaded the stuff at South Chicago’s KCBX terminal and is now discharging at Graymont’s seldom-used southern slip. Up next on her schedule will be a shift over to CN Dock 6 to load iron ore pellets. Canada Steamship Lines fleetmates CSL Niagara and Baie Comeau switched places in Allouez Bay just before midnight. The former is off to Nanticoke with 30,000 tons of Keetac pellets, while the latter – anchored off the Superior Entry since midmorning – is currently loading 30,000 tons of Hibtac product for the same destination.

Other lakers in port to begin the weekend included footer Indiana Harbor taking on a load of taconite beneath the shiploader at CN 6. A pair of saltwater visitors are also continuing their stay, Fagelgracht at the port terminal and Federal Katsura at Ash Grove.

Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Polsteam’s Lubie cleared for Duluth-Superior at 21:26 Thursday. Taking her place at Federal Marine Terminals was Federal Nagara, which arrived from Calumet Harbor at 00:36 Saturday with steel from Antwerp, Belgium. At 02:45, Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived from Calumet Harbor. After a brief visit, the pair departed for Muskegon leaving the Lafarge dock open for Alpena, which arrived at 08:36 with cement from Alpena. Sam Laud arrived from Waukegan where it had been delivering gypsum for National Gypsum’s drywall plant. The likely culprit was caked gypsum. Back in early January, this problem resulted in the Laud making two unscheduled visits to Milwaukee.

Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass arrived 00.21 Friday loading at Compass Minerals and continued Saturday. Algoma Buffalo arrived 03.16. Saturday tied up at North Pier to load salt next.

Lake Erie Ports (11/12) – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: The asphalt/bitumen products tanker Iver Bright arrived from Sarnia at 08:07 and is unloading at the Port of Monroe docks.
Toledo, OH: Spruceglen arrived at 16:50, followed by Wilfred Sykes at 17:36.
Marblehead, OH: American Courage departed with stone for Lorain at 08:16.
Lorain, OH: American Courage arrived at 10:23 with stone for Holcim. After she unloaded,  she left for Port Dolomite at 19:37.  Herbert C. Jackson arrived at 12:52 and anchored in Lake Erie.
Cleveland, OH: James R. Barker departed for Duluth at 06:02. Dorothy Ann/ Pathfinder is running shuttles and Floragracht is at the Port docks.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Calumet arrived at 07:38, unloaded stone at Osborne and departed at 16:14. Frontenac arrived at 08:05 and docked at Morton to load salt.
Ashtabula, OH: Wilfred Sykes unloaded at the Pinney dock and left for Toledo at 06:17. Victory/Maumee arrived from Toledo at 10:17.
Nanticoke, OH: Albert/Margaret departed for Sarnia at 08:33. Algonorth is at Imperial Oil.

Lake Erie Ports (11/11) – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Victory/ Maumee arrived at 07:26 and proceeded to the Torco dock. The tug and barge left at 14:13.
Marblehead, OH: American Courage arrived from Ashtabula at 04:41 to take on another stone load at Holcim.
Cleveland, OH: Algoma Intrepid departe at 04:05 with salt for Owen Sound, ON. Dorothy Ann/ Pathfinder arrived at 09:35 with stone for RiverDock. The saltie Floragracht arrived at 18:48 and proceeded to dock 22E at the Port. James R. Barker arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 19:11 with 58,000 tons of UTAC pellets to unload.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Once empty, Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed for Meldrum Bay at 03:09.
Ashtabula, OH: Wilfred Sykes arrived at the Pinney dock at 19:11
Nanticoke, OH: Algoma Tankers Algonorth and the tug/barge Albert/Margaret are both loading at Imperial Oil.

Lake Erie Ports (11/10) – Bill Kloss
Cleveland, OH: Finished with a shuttle for Cliffs, Interlake’s Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder left late Tuesday night for Marblehead. Fleetmate Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 00:16, unloaded ore at the Bulk Terminal, then left for Sandusky at 10:42. Algoma Intrepid arrived at 07:11 from Fairport Harbor. She is loading salt at Cargill. Prentiss Brown with her barge St. Marys Challenger arrived from Toledo at 16:54 and proceeded to the St. Marys Jefferson St. terminal to offload cement.

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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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