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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: No traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Thursday night, James R. Barker was still at CN#6 either loading or waiting for weather to improve. James R. Barker has an unknown departure estimate. Mesabi Miner is expected early Friday morning to fuel then load low sulfur coal at SMET. American Century, due for low sulfur coal at SMET, is anchored off the Keweenaw. Arthur M. Anderson, due for iron ore pellets at CN, and Kaye E. Barker, due with limestone for CN-Hallett #5, are both anchored off Marquette due to weather. Whitefish Bay is also anchored in this location with salt for Envirotech-Hallett #8.
Superior Entry: Michipicoten departed at 21:41 (CST) Thursday night to anchor outside Superior waiting for weather to improve. As of Thursday night, Michipicoten was anchored outside Superior, H. Lee White was waiting out the weather at Lakehead Pipeline, and Resko was loading at Gavilon. Tug Victory and barge Maumee, which were anchored near Thunder Bay, are expected mid-morning Friday to load iron ore at BNSF. Other vessels due for BNSF anchored elsewhere in the lake: Indiana Harbor and Walter J. McCarthy Jr.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
American Integrity arrived in Two Harbors on 04/14 at 15:52 for South of #2. At the same time, John G. Munson was anchored near Marquette waiting on weather and the Two Harbors dock.
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday; Once Algoma Conveyor finished unloading salt at MobilEx, she shifted to the G3 elevator to load grain. Wednesday; 12:47 – With a gale warning in effect, Victory / Maumee for Duluth Superior went to anchor west of the Sleeping Giant to wait out the weather.
Northern Lake Huron
Stoneport: Wednesday; 7:04 After taking on a part load, Kaye E Barker departed for Meldrum Bay. Thursday; 11:23 American Courage arrived to load limestone. 12:49 Herbert C Jackson arrived and went to anchor.
Calcite: Wednesday; 8:05 John J Boland arrived to load limestone. 15:42 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone. Thursday 4:12 John J Boland for Buffington departed and went to anchor in the St Marys River north of Detour for weather 10:20 Sam Laud departed and is down bound on Lake Huron. 12:54 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone.
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday; 10:33 Kaye E Barker arrived to finish loading limestone. Thursday; 4:41 Algoma Innovator arrived and went top anchor. 8:00 Kaye E Barker departed for Duluth Superior. 14:58 Algoma Innovator weighed anchor and proceeded to the Lafarge dock to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Thursday; 10:44 American Mariner arrived to load limestone.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: New York/Double Skin 509A is still unloading petroleum products.
Toledo: Calumet arrived at 15:13 Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader arrived at 20:44.
Lorain: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed for Meldrum Bay at 04:06.
Cleveland: Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger unloaded at the Columbus St. terminal and left for Charlevoix. Blair McKeil Federal Nakagawa is at dock 24E at the Port. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder ran to shuttles and went to Cargill to load salt. NACC Capri was a late night arrival to LaFarge.
Ashtabula: Eeborg is unloading ferrochrome ore at the Pinney dock.
Nanticoke: Edwin H. Gott unloaded and departed for Two Harbors Algocanada arrived at 01:50 and went to anchor. Algonorth is also anchored.
Port Colborne: Federal Yukina anchored at 06:52. She’s headed to Cleveland. Evans Spirit left for Toledo.