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PORT REPORT 4/3/2025 

MARIATOWN, CANADA-Ron Beaupre2
April 2025

ALGOSOLIS, down, for Tracy.
POLSTEAM PILE, up, for Cleveland.
05:15 FEDERAL SETO, up, for Hamilton.
06:58 THAMESBORG, up, for Johnstown.
SLAVYANKA, up, for Hamilton.
10:00 THAMESBORG arrives at Johnstown to load grain.
20:05 JOHANNA G, up, cargo, for Hamilton.

PORT WELLER,CANADA                           [CAPWE]
4/1/2025  Blacky-DEPARTS-6:07 PM-For-Detroit, Michigan
4/1/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-7:05 PM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-ARRIVES-12:08 AM
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-DEPARTS-1:30 AM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Baie Comeau-ARRIVES-8:20 Am
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-ARRIVES-10:00 AM
4/2/2025  Baie Comeau-DEPARTS-10:04 AM-For-Sept-Iles, Canada
4/2/2025  Mark W Barker-ARRIVES-10:06 AM
4/2/2025  Mark W Barker-DEPARTS-11:36 AM-For-Ogdensburg, New York
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-DEPARTS-11:55 AM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-ARRIVES-3:41 PM
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-DEPARTS-For-Loyalist Cove [Bath], Canada
4/2/2025  Sea Eagle II-ARRIVES-5:20 PM
DUE:
RF Marina-DUE-4/1/2025-1:14 PM
LAYUP:
Rt Hon Paul J Martin

THOROLD, CANADA                                    [CATHD]
4/1/2025  Algoluna-DEPARTS-2:12 PM-Port Colborne, Canada
4/1/2025  Blacky-ARRIVES-8:09 PM
4/1/2025  Iver bright-ARRIVES-9:14 PM
4/1/2025  Blacky-DEPARTS-10:21 PM-For-Port Colborne, Canada
4/1/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-11:21 PM-For-Port Colborne, Canada
4/2/2025  Baie Comeau-ARRIVES-1:08 AM
4/2/2025  Mark R Barker-ARRIVES-2:25 AM
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-ARRIVES-3:34 AM
4/2/2025  Baie Comeau-DEPARTS-5:24 AM-For-Sept-Iles, Canada
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-DEPARTS-5:50 AM-For-Port Colborne, Canada
4/2/2025  Mark A Barker-DEPARTS-7:48 AM-For-Ogdensburg, New York
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-ARRIVES-12:01 PM
4/2/2025  Sea Eagle II-ARRIVES-1:37 PM
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-ARRIVES-1:43 PM
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-DEPARTS-2:11 PM-For-Port Weller, Canada
4/2/2025  CSL St Laurent-ARRIVES-3:35 PM
4/2/2025  Sea Eagle II-DEPARTS-3:40 PM-For-Port Weller, Canada
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-DEPARTS-3:50 PM-For-Port Colborne, Canada

BUFFALO,NEW YORK                                  [USBUF]-Brian Wroblewski
April Fools Day lived up to it’s reputation when the tug OKLAHOMA had some sort of mechanical problem and couldn’t go out and try to help the AMERICAN MARINER again. The good news was that the wind shifted the ice around just enough during the afternoon that the MARINER was finally able to make her turn and get underway. She departed through the North Entrance and met the GRIFFON out in the lake. The two of them got going around 2PM and headed West through the ice field off Buffalo. After reaching open waters out near CIP 16, the MARINER continued on her way while the GRIFFON turned around and headed back down the track they just cut. She arrived at the Safe Water Beacon around 6:30PM and dropped the hooks for the night just over the Canadian side of the border line. While all that was going on, the MANITOULIN had anchored  out in the lake to wait for the MARINER to clear up and the SUNNANVIK to depart from Holcim so she could head in for the ADM Standard elevator. MANITOULIN had come here from Toledo with the 2nd half of a split load of Canadian Red Wheat out of Thunder Bay.

  Around 7AM on the 2nd of April, the SUNNANVIK backed out for the lake and departed with the OKLAHOMA on hand for the assist. After clearing the breakwall, the GRIFFON took over and escorted her out to open waters near CIP 16. Once she was in the clean, SUNNANVIK departed all on her own, bound for the Welland Canal and the loading dock at Bath, Ont. The GRIFFON then headed back to escort the MANITOULIN in while the OKLAHOMA waited in the Outer Harbor. MANITOULIN got stuck for a little bit in the North Entrance Channel but the GRIFFON quickly got her out of it and back underway. The OKLAHOMA spent this time breaking ice around the area where the MANITOULIN would wind in the Outer Harbor. They then made up the tow and the big grain boat was taken up the Buffalo River stern first for the ADM Standard Elevator. The GRIFFON departed for Port Colborne to refuel and resupply and let the crew have a break.

BUFFALO,NEW YORK                                  [USBUF]-Bill Kloss
Sunnanvik departed for Bath at 07:08. Manitoulin arrived at 07:45 at ADM.

BUFFALO,NEW YORK                                  [USBUF]
4/1/2025  American Mariner-DEPARTS-3:25 PM-For-Calcite, Michigan
4/2/2025  Griffon-ARRIVES-5:51 AM
4/2/2025  Griffon-DEPARTS-7:00 AM-For-[Ice OPS]
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-DEPARTS-7:08 AM-For-Loyalist Cove, [Bath], Canada
4/2/2025  Griffon-ARRIVES-7:31 AM
4/2/2025  Manitoulin-ARRIVES-7:45 AM
4/2/2025  Griffon-DEPARTS-9:13 AM-For-Port Colborne, Canada [Anchor]

PORT COLBORNE,CANADA                    [CAPCO]
4/1/2025  Algoluna-ARRIVES-4:06 PM
4/1/2025  Algoluna-DEPARTS-8:51 PM-For-Port Dover, Canada [Anchor]
4/1/2025  Baie Comeau-ARRIVES-9:25 PM
4/1/2025  Mark W Barker-ARRIVES-10:07 PM
4/1/2025  Baie Comeau-DEPARTS-11:02 PM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/1/2025  Mark W Barker-DEPARTS-11:49 PM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Blacky-ARRIVES-12:19 AM
4/2/2025  Iver Bright-ARRIVES-1:08 AM
4/2/2025  Blacky-DEPARTS-1:50 AM-For-Detroit, Michigan
4/2/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-2:55 AM-For-Sarnia, Canada
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-ARRIVES-7:37 AM
4/2/2025  Paul A Desgagnes-DEPARTS-8:48 AM-For-Sarnia, Canada
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-ARRIVES-9:23 AM
4/2/2025  Sunnanvik-DEPARTS-10:22 AM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Griffon-ARRIVES-11:28 AM
4/2/2025  Sea Eagle II-DEPARTS-12:00 PM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  CSL St Laurent-DEPARTS-12:01 PM
4/2/2025  CSL St Laurent-DEPARTS-1:46 PM-For-Thorold, Canada
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-ARRIVES-5:23 PM
4/2/2025  Algoma Intrepid-DEPARTS-6:21 PM-For-Meldrum Bay,
DUE:
Griffon-DUE-4/2/2025-10:07 AM

PORT COLBORNE,CANADA                    [CAPCO]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Algoma Buffalo
Sharon M I

PORT DOVER, CANADA                             [CAPDV]
Algoluna is at anchor.

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA                                 [USERI]-Bill Kloss
Algoma Innovator [Drydock]
LAYUP:
Dorothy Ann
Edgar B Speer
Victory / Maumee

ASHTABULA, OHIO                                      [USASF]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Olive L Moore / Menominee
Defiance / Ashtabula
Cuyahoga  [Long Term]
Calumet

CONNEAUT, OHIO                                       [USCDY]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Roger Blough  [Long Term]

CLEVELAND, OHIO                                      [USCLE]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Alpena

SANDUSKY, OHIO                                         [USSKY-Bill Kloss
Sam Laud anchored off of Sandusky.

TOLEDO, OHIO                                               [USTOL]-Bill Kloss
Eemsborg departed for Windsor at 07:56.
DUE:
Algoma Sault-4/4/2025-12:36 PM
John J Boland-DUE-4/3/2025-5:12 PM
LAYUP:
American Courage
John G Munson
Great Republic
Philip R Clarke
Arthur M Anderson
Valo [Long-term]
Laura L VanEnkevort [Tug] [Long Term

MONROE, MICHIGAN                                 [USMOI]-Bill Kloss
Karen Andrie/Endeavour

DETROIT / WINDSOR                                 [USDET]-[CAWND]
4/1/2025  Tenacious-ARRIVES-5:26 PM
4/1/2025  Indiana Harbor-DEPARTS-9:17 PM-For-Two harbors, Minnesota
4/1/2025  Northern Venture-ARRIVES-9:26 PM
4/1/2025  Northern Venture-DEPARTS-9:49 PM-For-Windsor, Canada
4/2/2025  Damia Desgagnes-ARRIVES-5:37 AM
4/2/2025  Damia Desgagnes-DEPARTS-6:01 AM-For-Montreal, Canada
4/2/2025  Samuel De Champlain-ARRIVES-9:04 AM
4/2/2025  American Mariner-ARRIVES-10:18 AM
4/2/2025  Eemborg-ARRIVES-11:42 AM
4/2/2025  Northern Venture-ARRIVES-1:41 PM
4/2/2025  American Mariner-DEPARTS-1:50 PM-For-Calcite, Michigan
4/2/2025  Blacky-ARRIVES-5:06 PM
4/2/2025  Blacky-DEPARTS-5:35 PM-For-Thunder Bay, Canada
4/2/2025  Iver Bright-ARRIVES-6:05 PM
4/2/2025  Karen Andrie-ARRIVES-6:29 PM
4/2/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-6:29 PM-For-Sarnia, Canada
DUE:
Harvest Spirit-DUE-4/3/2025-10:00 AM

GODERICH, CANADA                                 [CAGOH]
4/1/2025  CCGS Cape Discovery -ARRIVES-10:14 PM
LAYUP:
Spruceglen
Tim S Dool

OWEN SOUND, CANADA                          [CAOWS]
IN PORT:
Algoma Compass
LAYUP:
Chi-Cheemaun
Oakglen

ST. CLAIR,MICHIGAN                                 [USSCL]
DUE:
American Century-DUE-4/3/2025-1:07 PM

SARNIA,CANADA                                          [CASNI]
4/1/2025  CCGS Amundsen-ARRIVES-2:07 PM
4/1/2025  CCGS Cape Discovery-DEPARTS-6:56 PM-For-Goderich, Canada
4/2/2025  CCGS Amundsen-DEPARTS-7:02 AM-For-Windsor, Canada
DUE:
Iver Bright-DUE-4/2/2025-11:59 PM
Paul A Desgagnes-DUE-4/3/2025-5:26 AM
Gaia Desgagnes-DUE-4/4/2025-6:21 PM
LAYUP:
Robert S Pierson
Saginaw

CORUNNA,  CANADA                                 [CACOR]
4/2/2025  Damia Desgagnes-DEPARTS-12:50 AM-For-Montreal, Canada

ALPENA, MICHIGAN                                   [USAPN]
4/1/2025  Samuel De Champlain-ARRIVES-8:14 AM
4/1/2025  Samuel De Champlain-DEPARTS-2:49 PM-For-Detroit, Michigan

CALCITE, MICHIGAN                                  [USMI3]
DUE:
American Mariner-DUE;-4/3/2025-12:25 PM
Defiance-DUE-4/3/2025-11:02 AM

DRUMMOND ISLAND                                 [USDRE]
DUE:
Manitowoc-DUE-4/3/2025-11:30 PM

CEDARVILLE, MICHIGAN-PORT DOLOMITE
3/31/2025  H Lee White-ARRIVES-10:16 AM

SAULT STE. MARIE                                        [CASSM]
4/1/2025  USCG Mackinaw-DEPARTS-7:42 PM-For-[Ice OPS]
4/1/2025  USCG Morro Bay-ARRIVES-8:12 PM
4/1/2025  CSL Niagara-ARRIVES-8:33 PM
4/1/2025  American Integrity-DEPARTS-10:37 PM-For-Mackinac Island, Michigan
4/2/2025  Joyce L VanEnkevort-ARRIVES-12:32 AM
4/2/2025  Kaministiqua-DEPARTS-12:50 AM-For Sorel, Canada
4/2/2025  American Century-ARRIVES-2:02 AM
4/2/2025  CSL Niagara-DEPARTS-2:08 AM-For-Quebec, Canada
4/2/2025  John J Boland-ARRIVES-3:10 AM
4/2/2025  Joyce L VanEnkevort-DEPARTS-3:29 AM-For-Burns Harbor, Indiana
4/2/2025  Edwin H Gott-ARRIVES-4:49 AM
4/2/2025  American Century-DEPARTS-7:03 AM-For-St Clair, Michigan
4/2/2025  John J Boland-DEPARTS-8:04 AM-For-Toledo, Ohio
4/2/2025  Thunder Bay-ARRIVES-8:23 AM
4/2/2025  Algoma Sault-ARRIVES-9:19 AM
4/2/2025  Edwin H Gott-DEPARTS-10:18 AM-For-Gary Harbor, Indiana
4/2/2025  CSL Laurentien-ARRIVES-11:05 AM
4/2/2025  Thunder Bay-DEPARTS-11:21 AM-For-Thunder Bay, Canada
4/2/2025  Algoma Sault-DEPARTS-12:39 PM-For-Toledo, Ohio
4/2/2025  CSL Laurentien-DEPARTS-2:12 PM-For-Quebec, Canada
DUE:
Musala-Due-4/10/2025-5:31 AM

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN                         [USMQT]
4/1/2025  John J Boland-DEPARTS-2:07 PM-For-Toledo, Ohio
4/1/2025  Kaye E Barker-ARRIVES-9:36 PM
DUE:
Hon James L Oberstar-DUE-4/2/2025-12:44 AM

DULUTH,MINNESOTA-SUPERIOR,WISCONSIN          [USSUW]
4/1/2025  Algoma Equinox-DEPARTS-4:28 PM-For-Hamilton, Canada
DUE:
Algoma Discovery-DUE-4/2/2025-2:08 PM
H Lee White-DUE-4/4/2025-8:00 AM
LAYUP:
Michipicoten
Presque Isle

TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA                 [USTHB]
4/1/2025  Edwin H Gott-DEPARTS-1:22 AM-For-Gary Harbor, Indiana
4/1/2025  Clyde S VanEnkevort-DEPARTS-11:13 PM-For-Indiana Harbor, Indiana
DUE:
Edgar B Speer-DUE-4/1/2025-6:59 PM
Indiana Harbor-DUE-4/4/2025-12:08 PM

SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA                         [USSIB]
DUE:
Stewart J Cort-DUE-3/31/2025-8:48 AM

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO                         [CATHU]
4/1/2025  Samuel Risley-ARRIVES-3:09 PM
4/1/2025  Algoma Strongfield-DEPARTS-813 PM-For-Thunder Bay, Canada
4/1/2025  Harvest Spirit-ARRIVES-8:27 PM
4/1/2025  Algoma Strongfield-ARRIVES-10:24 PM
DUE:
Algoma Conveyor-DUE-4/2/2025-8:07 AM
Thunder Bay-DUE-4/3/2025-11:14 AM
Blacky-DUE-4/4/2025-9:32 AM

CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN                        [USCSX]
4/2/2025  Bradshaw McKee-ARRIVES-11:33 AM

MARINETTE, WISCONSIN                       [USMOY]
4/2/2025  Finnborg-DEPARTS-4:13 PM-For-Prescott, Canada

STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN               [USSUE]
4/1/2025-USCG Mobile Bay-ARRIVES-5:50 PM
LAYUP:
Frontenac
Mesabi Miner
Albert / Margaret
Wilfred Sykes
Joseph L Block
Paul R Tregurtha
James R Barker

MANITOWOC,WISCONSIN                     [USMTW]
4/1/2025  Bradshaw McKee-ARRIVES-4:52 AM
4/1/2025  Bradshaw McKee-DEPARTS-6:18 PM-For-Charlevoix, Michigan

LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN                          [USLDM]
4/1/2025  John Henry-ARRIVES-6:31 PM
LAYUP:
Badger

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN                          [USMKG]
4/1/2025  Herbert C Jackson-DEPARTS-5:04 PM-For-Burns Harbor, Indiana

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN                      [USMKE]
4/1/2025  G. L. Ostrander-DEPARTS-9:26 AM-For-Chicago, Illinois
4/2/2025  Patagonman-DEPARTS-4:37 PM-For-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DUE:
Patagonman-DUE-4/2/2025-5:26 PM
LAYUP:
Lake Express

HOLLAND, MICHIGAN                               [USHLM]
4/1/2025  Undaunted-DEPARTS-4:07 PM-For-Burns Harbor, Indiana

SOUTH CHICAGO-CALUMET HARBOR, ILLINOIS       [USOUS]
4/1/2025  G. L. Ostrander-ARRIVES-5:40 PM
4/2/2025  Candace Elise-ARRIVES-11:01 AM
4/2/2025  Candace Elise-DEPARTS-11:41 AM-For-Indiana Harbor, Indiana
4/2/2025  Undaunted-ARRIVES-2:20 PM
LAYUP:
Caroline McKee
Prentiss Brown

BURNS HARBOR, INDIANA                     [USBNB]
4/2/2025  Harbert C Jackson-ARRIVES-12:39 AM
4/2/2025  Undaunted-ARRIVES-1:03 AM
4/2/2025  Undaunted-DEPARTS-12:27 PM-For-Calumet Harbor, Illinois
DUE:
Joyce L VanEnkevort-DUE-??/??
Dirk S VanEnkevort-DUE-4/5/2025-5:00 AM

GARY HARBOR, INDIANA                         [USGYY]
DUE:
Edwin H Gott-DUE-4/4/2025-4:32 AM

INDIANA HARBOR-INDIANA                  [USECH]
4/1/2025  Algoma Niagara-DEPARTS-8:48 AM-For-Sept-Iles, Canada
4/2/2025  Candace Elise-ARRIVES-12:09 PM
DUE:
Clyde S VanEnkevort-DUE-4/5/2025-5:45 PM