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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