Port and vessel activity for Thursday, February 20, 2025, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net
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PORT REPORT 2/21/2025 

PORT WELLER,CANADA                           [CAPWE]
LAYUP:
Rt Hon Paul J Martin

BUFFALO,NEW YORK                                  [USBUF]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
American Mariner

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

PORT MAITLAND, CANADA                      [CAPTM]
LAYUP:
Wilf Seymour / Alouette Spirit

NANTICOKE, ONTARIO                             [CANAN]-Bill Kloss
Loading at Imperial Oil are Algocanada at the west dock  and Everlast/Norman MacLeod at the east dock.

PORT DOVER, CANADA                             [CAPDV]
At anchor are Algosolis and Algoluna, both waiting for berths at Imperial Oil. 

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA                                 [USERI]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Dorothy Ann
Kaye E Barker
Edgar B Speer
Victory / Maumee

ASHTABULA, OHIO                                      [USASF]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Manitowoc
American Integrity
H Lee White
Sam Laud
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

LORAIN, OHIO                                                [USLOR]-Bill Kloss

MARBLEHEAD, OH                                       [USKDB]-Bill Kloss

SANDUSKY, OHIO                                         [USSKY-Bill Kloss

GRAND RIVER-FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO   [[USFPT]-Bill Kloss

TOLEDO, OHIO                                               [USTOL]-Bill Kloss
LAYUP:
Dirk S VanEnkevort / Great Lakes Trader
American Courage
John G Munson
Clyde S VanEnkevort / Erie Trader
Great Republic
Joyce L VanEnkevort / Michigan Trader
Philip R Clarke
Arthur M Anderson
Edwin H Gott
American Spirit
Valo [Long-term]
Laura L VanEnkevort [Tug] [Long Term

MONROE, MICHIGAN                                 [USMOI]-Bill Kloss
2/20/2025  Iver Bright-ARRIVES-10:48 AM

DETROIT / WINDSOR                                 [USDET]-[CAWND]
2/19/2025  USCG Neah Bay-DEPARTS-4:02 PM-For-[Ice Breaking]
2/20/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-7:51 AM-For-Monroe, Michigan
2/20/2025  Algoterra-ARRIVES-3:33 PM
LAYUP:
Samuel De Champlain
Northern Venture
Herbert C Jackson
Harvest Spirit
Mark W Barker
Kaministiqua

GODERICH, CANADA                                 [CAGOH]
2/20/2025  Samuel Risley-ARRIVES-1:53 PM
2/20/2025  Samuel Risley-DEPARTS-2:07 PM-For-[Ice OPS]
2/20/2025  Samuel Risley-ARRIVES-2:46 PM
2/20/2025  Samuel Risley-DEPARTS-3:09 PM-For-[Ice OPS]
2/20/2025  Algoma Bear-DEPARTS-3:14 PM-For-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
LAYUP:
Spruceglen
Tim S Dool
Capt Henry Jackman

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

MIDLAND, CANADA                                     [CAMID]
LAYUP:
Whitefish Bay

SARNIA,CANADA                                          [CASNI]
2/19/2025  Iver Bright-DEPARTS-8:41 AM-For-Monroe, Michigan
LAYUP:
Robert S Pierson
Saginaw
Manitoulin
Algoma Intrepid
Algoma Innovator

DULUTH,MINNESOTA-SUPERIOR,WISCONSIN          [USSUW]
LAYUP:
Michipicoten
Atlantic Huron
Presque Isle
American Century
Hon James L Oberstar
Lee A Tregurtha
John J Boland

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO                         [CATHU]
LAYUP:
Federal Yoshino-[Drydock Work]
CSL St Laurent
Baie Comeau

STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN               [USSUE]
LAYUP:
Burns Harbor
Frontenac
Mesabi Miner
Albert / Margaret
Wilfred Sykes
Joseph L Block
Stewart J Cort
Paul R Tregurtha
James R Barker

LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN                          [USLDM]
IN PORT:
Spartan
LAYUP:
Badger
Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN                      [USMKE]
DUE;
Algoma Bear-DUE-??
LAYUP:
Lake Express
G. L. Ostrander / Integrity
Bradshaw McKee

SOUTH CHICAGO-CALUMET HARBOR, ILLINOIS       [USOUS]
2/19/2025  Karen Andrie-ARRIVES-8:32 AM
2/20/2025  Karen Andrie-DEPARTS-8:18 AM-For-Indiana Harbor, Indiana
LAYUP:
Caroline McKee
Prentiss Brown

INDIANA HARBOR-INDIANA                  [USECH]
2/19/2025  Karen Endrie-DEPARTS-7:53 AM-For-Calumet, Harbor, Illinois
2/20/2025  Karen Andrie-ARRIVES-8:49 AM

 We do not currently have daily summaries for the following ports, but their respective port authority websites post schedules of vessel traffic that are featured below. Each schedule is a miniature webpage within a box. Scroll with your cursor in 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.

Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
Scroll past AIS map for arrival/departure schedule.

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