Port and vessel activity for Sunday March 2 through Tuesday March 4, 2025. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net
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Tuesday March 4, 2025
St. Marys River (Roger LeLievre)
The tanker Algonova transited the St Marys River Tuesday morning 3/4, northbound to The Soo, escorted by USCG Mobile Bay. Meanwhile the Biscayne Bay spent the afternoon working the lower St Marys River.
Sarnia (CASNI) (Tom Hynes)
Algoma Innovator left port downbound for Erie, PA while the Samuel Risley, Algoluna, Algoterra, Iver Bright and Everlast/Norman McLeod all arrived.
Lake Ontario (Tom Hynes)
CSL Tadoussac arrived at Clarkson from the quarry at Colborne.
Lake Erie (Bill Kloss)
Monroe, MI (USMOI): New York/Double Skin 509A arrived at 07:56 with liquid asphalt for Michigan Paving and Materials.
Algoma Innovator is anchored in western Lake Erie on her way to Erie, PA. It departed Sarnia earlier in the day.
Cleveland, OH (USCLE): Mark W. Barker is on her second shuttle for Cliffs.
Nanticoke, ON (CANAN): Algosolis and Algocanada are loading at Imperial Oil.
Monday March 3, 2025
Lake Erie (Bill Kloss)
Nanticoke, ON (CANAN): Escorted by CCGC Griffon, Algoluna and Algoterra both departed with petroleum products for Sarnia. Algosolis and Algocanada are both loading at Imperial Oil.
Cleveland, OH (USCLE): Mark W. Barker loaded 15,000 tons of ore for the furnaces of the Cliffs mill on the Cuyahoga River.
Lake Ontario (Tom Hynes)
Toronto, ON: The CSL Tadaussac left layup early Monday morning, departing for Colborne.
Sunday March 2, 2025
Lake Erie (Bill Kloss)
Nanticoke, ON (CANAN): Algoterra arrived at the east dock of Imperial Oil at 06:13. Algoluna is loading at the west dock.
Port Dover, ON (CAPDV): Escorted through Lake Erie ice by the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Griffon, Algocanada arrived at the Port Dover anchorage at 09:46, joining fleetmate Algosolis there. Griffon is anchored off of Long Point.
Cleveland, OH (USCLE): With USCGC Neah Bay breaking ice ahead of her, Mark W. Barker arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 16:05 to load ore for the Cliffs mill, beginning the 2025 season of shuttles. Neah Bay docked at the Coast Guard 9th District docks.