Port and vessel activity from May 13, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
Indiana Harbor arrived Two Harbors at 00:30 and departed on 5/13 at 17:08 for Gary Works.
Marquette, MI – Noah H.
Kaye E. Barker made another arrival on Saturday, pulling up next to the dock by 08:54. She has not departed yet, which is unusual given the recent quick ore loads. Due just after midnight is Victory/Maumee, and beyond that the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, Hon. James L. Oberstar, and American Spirit are each on their way.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
After delivering cement at the Kinnickinnic River terminal, Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Conquest departed for Charlevoix late Friday afternoon. Algoma Mariner arrived from Nanticoke at 03:06 Saturday with about 20,000 metric tons of steel slag for the grinding plant at the south end of the mooring basin. After delivering cement at the Lafarge terminal, Alpena cleared for Green Bay at 07:42. She would be replaced at the Lafarge dock by Samuel de Champlain/Innovation, which arrived from Alpena at 18:18 Saturday and cleared for St. Joseph at 05:55 Sunday. Narie is still at the Federal Marine Terminals dock.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Cleveland, OH: G.L. Ostrander/Integrity departed for Alpena just past midnight. A few hours later, the Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived to deliver 30,000 tons of UTAC pellets to the Bulk Terminal. After unloading she departed for Marquette, MI. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is on a shuttle. Sam Laud is repaired and loaded a shuttle.
Conneaut, OH: Manitowoc unloaded at the P&C dock, then left for Fairport Harbor, arriving there late Saturday night.
Buffalo, NY: Iryda is at Sucro Sourcing. Mark W. Barker arrived with sand for CSI Sands. After a quick unload, she departed for Cleveland. NACC Alicudi was a late night arrival to unload cement at Holcim.
Nanticoke, ON: Algotitan is loading at Imperial Oil and CSL Niagara is unloading coal at Stelco. Harvest Spirit is anchored.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The Mark W. Barker arrived with the first load of sand for the season at 04:00 on May 13. She came up the City Ship Canal for the CSI landing without tugs and spent the day unloading all along the apron on either side of the drier building.
Around 16:00, the Barker was all done at CSI and backed out for the lake without tugs. Once the ship was clear of the Buffalo River, she pointed her stern North in the Outer Harbor, winded with the thrusters, and departed for Cleveland. Later that evening the Vermont went out to meet the NACC Alicudi and towed them up to Holcim cement stern first at 20:00.
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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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