Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from November 22, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net.
Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 10:05, departed at 19:14 after a standard load at LS&I. Up next for the Tregurtha is an unload at Dearborn, while up next at Marquette is Victory/Maumee.
Port Inland, MI – Andrew Meyer
Wilfred Sykes made port at 1037 on Monday. She would subsequently depart at 1702 the same day. No other traffic is in the extended forecast for the port.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
After delivering steel from Antwerp, Belgium, Federal Nagara cleared for Toledo late Sunday (11/20). Taking her place at the Federal Marine Terminals dock was Federal Champlain, which arrived off Milwaukee last Tuesday (11/15) and went to anchor waiting for space. She brings steel from IJmuiden, Netherlands. Research Vessel Lake Guardian should return from Sturgeon Bay Tuesday afternoon. Algoma Innovator is expected Wednesday morning with more salt from Goderich, Ontario.
Some may have noticed a second vessel anchored in Milwaukee Bay last Saturday (11/19). That would have been M/V Manitowoc, which was carrying stone for Grand Haven, Michigan. She anchored off Milwaukee while waiting for conditions to improve across the Lake.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Andrew Meyer
Calumet Harbor, IL: Monday saw the arrival of the Egbert Wagenborg at 0447. The unique vessel arrived from Port Colborne, and is certainly one that has garnered some attention. Caroline McKee departed at 1618 Monday. Fuldaborg left Tuesday for Windsor midmorning.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Manitowoc arrived at 0422 Monday. A fairly infrequent arrival for the Manitowoc, she’d spend the entire day in town before leaving around 2300 hours. Mesabi Miner made her arrival at 1524 on Tuesday, bringing another load of ore for the southern Indiana port.
Gary, IN: CSL Assiniboine departed at 0341 Monday morning, ending a trip that was definitely a more unusual port call for the ship. Walter J. McCarthy would arrive at 1030 on Tuesday. With the Great Lakes Fleet apparently working the lower lakes right now, it’s been a little quiet for Gary during the last week or so. Presque Isle is due to arrive later this week.
Burns Harbor, IN: James R. Barker departed late Monday night for the northland once again. Federal Biscay also ended her stay in port, albeit one that lasted 8 days longer than the Barker. Wilfred Sykes is due to sneak in on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving.
Muskegon, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
It was a nice day of traffic for Muskegon on Tuesday; the Great Republic arrived at 13:25, unloaded stone from Calcite, then departed for Calcite again at 23:07. Soon after the Great Republic was gone, the steamer Alpena arrived at 23:35 from its namesake port to unload cement at LaFarge.
Drummond Island, MI – Andrew Meyer
Cuyahoga arrived on Sunday at 0125. Her turnaround would last about a standard 12ish hours with a 1416 departure.
Calcite, MI – Andrew Meyer
Calcite has continued to crank out the ships, unlike her counterpart ports of Port Inland and Drummond Island. The Great Republic departed at 1214 on Monday after spending the night in port. The H. Lee White was back in town at 0042 Monday morning. The Rand vessel would spend the whole day in Calcite and would depart around suppertime. Classic Kaye Barker had a similar pattern, with an early morning arrival Tuesday and an evening departure the same day. Her destination is Buffington.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: American Century departed for Superior, WI at 06:50. The tug and barge New York/Double Skin 509A arrived at 05:45. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 15:13 with more coal for DTE.
Toledo, OH: Arrivals were Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder to the ARMS dock and Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader to Ironville. Departures were Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader for Detroit, G3 Marquis for Sarnia, Federal Katsura for Quebec and Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder for Marblehead. In port are John D. Leitch at CSX and Oakglen at Anderson’s. Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader departed for Silver Bay.
Kingsville, ON: Cuyahoga arrived at Southwestern Sales Corp. at 04:18 and unloaded stone there. She left for Fairport Harbor at 15:52.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is at the dock and American Courage arrived at 16:17 and is anchored.
Sandusky, OH: Florence Spirit departed for Hamilton, ON at 05:44. Radcliffe R. Latimer is at Norfolk Southern loading coal. Herbert C. Jackson arrived from Cleveland at 09:20.
Cleveland, OH: Departures were Herbert C. Jackson at 03:33 for Sandusky and American Courage for Marblehead at 09:05. Arrivals were American Integrity with UTAC pellets for the Bulk Terminal at 06:13, Samuel deChamplain/ Innovation at 06:41 for Holcim Cement and Calumet at 12:21 for Ontario Stone. At the Port are Federal Kivalina and Federal St. Laurent. Samuel deChamplain/Innovation departed at 18:34 for Toledo, American Integrity departed for Duluth at 19:57 and Calumet moved to the Bulk Terminal to load a shuttle.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Frontenac arrived late Monday night to load salt at Morton. John J. Boland arrived at Osborne at 05:15, unloaded stone and departed for Calcite at 10:50. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson is at anchor.
Nanticoke, OH: Departures were CSL Niagara for Sandusky, OH and Leonard M/Huron Spirit for Monroe, MI. Paul A. Desgagnes and Algocanada moved to Imperial Oil to load. Harbour Fountain, Algoma Hansa and Algonorth remain anchored. Whitefish Bay Iryda, Mottler and Mamry have all departed the Port Dover anchorage.
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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- Philip R. Clarke breaks through the icy harbor on the way to West Duluth’s C. Reiss. David Schauer image, November 22
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- Juno loads wheat at dusk. Paul Scinocca image, November 22
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- Algoma Transport takes an interesting angle on the approach to Superior’s Midwest Energy. David Schauer image, November 22
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- Silent but bright, an empty Clarke glides beneath the Bong Bridge on her way to Hallett Dock 5. Jeffrey Doty image, November 22
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- A red engine watches Lee A. Tregurtha arrive Marquette in a light snow. Thom Skelding image, November 22
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- A downbound Harvest Spirit close to shore at the Soo. Her next stop will be along the Detroit River. David Kaye image, November 21
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- Paul R. Tregurtha breaks through the fog at Algonac. She’ll soon be breaking through the ice. Michalla Draper image, November 22
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- Beauty queen Kaye E. Barker arrives Fairport Harbor with a load of stone for the Osborne dock. Paul Magyar image, November 22
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- Hide and seek… CSL’s Thunder Bay hides behind the pile while unloading salt at Johnstown. Carl Burkett image, November 22