Port Reports – December 8, 2023

PORT REPORT  12/8/2023

TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger
12/8/2023  Great Republic-ETA-11:45 AM

TWO HARBORS-MINNESOTA-EB
Edwin H Gott cleared Two Harbors, MN late afternoon December 7th with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke, ON, having spent around 22 hours in port.
Victory / Maumee is listed as due to load at Two Harbors after delivering limestone to Duluth-Superior. They may arrive Two Harbors early morning December 8th or later.
Great Republic is above the Soo and also en route to Two Harbors, as of evening December 7th was on track to arrive late morning or midday December 8th.
As of evening December 7th, John G Munson was upbound in Whitefish Bay, likely bound for either Superior, WI or Two Harbors, MN.

SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA-EB
American Integrity cleared Silver Bay, MN at sunrise on December 7th with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor, IN having spent around 20 hours in port.

DULUTH,MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger
12/9/2023  Drawsko-ETA-6:00 AM
12/9/2023  Federal Hunter-ETA-12:00 PM
12/9/2023  Federal Katsura-ETA-3:00 PM
12/9/2023  Arthur M. Anderson-7:00 PM

DULUTH, MINNESOTA-EB
About half an hour after Presque Isle departed Superior, Joseph L Block departed the Duluth Entry with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor, IN loaded at CN 6.
The next round of up-bound ships for western Lake Superior blew in with a stiffening northeast breeze on the afternoon of December 7th.
Victory / Maumee arrived the Duluth Entry just before 3:30pm with limestone from Calcite, MI for the Graymont lime plant on the Superior, WI waterfront.
Indiana Harbor arrived the Duluth Entry just after 6pm as the northeast breeze strengthened to a northeast wind, with low clouds streaming overhead running the same direction as the ship. Indiana Harbor was headed for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal (SMET) to load coal

SUPERIOR,WISCONSIN-Tom Geiger
12/8/2023 Micipicoten-ETA-11:00 PM
12/9/2023 Algoma Discovery-ETD-12:00 AM

SUPERIOR,WISCONSIN-EB
Presque Isle departed the Superior Entry in the pre-dawn hours with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke, ON loaded at BNSF.
Victory / Maumee arrived the Duluth Entry just before 3:30pm with limestone from Calcite, MI for the Graymont lime plant on the Superior, WI waterfront.
Algoma Discovery arrived the Superior Entry just after 5:30pm to load iron ore pellets.
Indiana Harbor arrived the Duluth Entry just after 6pm as the northeast breeze strengthened to a northeast wind, with low clouds streaming overhead running the same direction as the ship. Indiana Harbor was headed for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal (SMET) to load coal
Michipicoten dropped anchor outside the Superior Entry between 6pm and 6:30pm to wait for Algoma Discovery to load at BNSF.
As of evening December 7th, John G Munson was upbound in Whitefish Bay, likely bound for either Superior, WI or Two Harbors, MN.

TOLEDO, OHIO-Bill Kloss
Departing were CSL Niagara for Buffalo with a partial coal load, Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader to Duluth and Albert/Margaret to Calcite. Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived to unload at SMC Toledo.

SANDUSKY, OHIO-Bill Kloss
Manitoulin loaded coal and left for Algoma Steel at the Soo. Lee A.Tregurtha is loading at Norfolk Southern

CLEVELAND, OHIO-Bill Kloss
McKeil Spirit arrived to unload cement at Heidelberg. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder delivered another stone load from Marblehead to RiverDock. The Port is extremely busy with 4 ships docked. Happy River is at the Spliethoff dock (22E) unloading and loading containers. Federal Yoshino is at 24W, Wicko is at 24E and Fuldborg is at 26W. Departing were Wilfred Sykes in ballast to Marquette after running 3 shuttles, Algoma Buffalo to Hamilton loaded with road salt, Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement light to Bowmanville, ON and McKeil Spirit to Windsor.

LORAIN, OHIO-Bill Kloss
American Courage has limestone for Carmeuse.

GRAND RIVER, OHIO – FAIRPORT, OHIO-Bill Kloss
CSL Tadoussac left with road salt for Toronto. Clyde S.VanEnkevort/Erie Trader delivered stone to Osborne, then departed for a return to Marblehead. Northern Venture arrived to load at Morton Salt.

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA-Bill Kloss
Calumet arrived to unload stone at Carmeuse

NANTICOKE, ONTARIO-Bill Kloss
Algoterra are Algoluna still at Imperial Oil and Qikiqtaaluk W is still anchored. Algoberta received a change of orders and proceeded to Port Colborne.