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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Algoma Harvester departed Superior at 04:24 with Hibtac pellets destined for Hamilton. CSL Assiniboine weighed anchor shortly after the Harvester left and arrived at 05:23 to load ore at BNSF Dock 5. At 06:07, Burns Harbor arrived the Superior Entry for the first time this season to take a delay at Lakehead Pipeline; she is expected to shift over to BNSF on Tuesday morning to begin her usual run hauling ore from Superior to her namesake port. The first vessel traffic in Duluth on Monday was the arrival of Hon. James L. Oberstar at 10:01. Interlake’s classic freighter proceeded to CN-Hallett Dock 5 to unload a cargo of limestone from Meldrum Bay. Back over in Superior, Indiana Harbor entered port at 14:28 and tied up at Elevator M to take a delay. She is due next at CN, Two Harbors to load ore at an unknown time. CSL Assiniboine departed with Hibtac ore for Quebec City at 17:15, leaving the BNSF dock open for Burns Harbor after the footer finishes taking her delay. All remaining traffic for the evening was in Duluth, with Paul R. Tregurtha anchoring off the piers shortly after 21:00 and Hon. James L. Oberstar departing light for Marquette at 22:26. Eeborg remains at Gavilon taking on beet pulp pellets, and Federal Yukina is loading petroleum coke on a rare visit by a saltie to Midwest Energy. The Tregurtha is scheduled to take the Yukina’s place after the latter departs.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
Edwin H. Gott departed Two Harbors at 02:20 for Stelco in Nanticoke. Indiana Harbor is taking a delay at the Lakehead dock in Superior before heading to Two Harbors to load pellets at south of #2. Due at Cliffs Northshore Mining in Silver Bay either late Monday or early Tuesday is Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader.
Thunder Bay, ON – Anonymous
CSL St-Laurent departed Sunday at 19:01 with grain for Montreal. The following morning, Spruceglen arrived the Keefer Terminal at 06:41 for port services. Federal Nagara departed at 15:09 after loading potash for Montreal, and Kaministiqua left her berth at Keefer to load grain at the Richardson Main Terminal at 15:12.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived at 19:38 to load gypsum farther down the Calumet River, while Fivelborg remained at Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Mesabi Miner arrived at 03:16 to unload Minorca pellets from Two Harbors at Dock 7H. Joseph L. Block was still at the site of the former Mittal West, but was showing a Toledo destination on AIS.
Burns Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes departed en route to Grand Haven at 10:01.
St. Joseph – Benton Harbor, MI: Undaunted/Pere Marquette arrived at 06:29 with slag for Rieth-Riley Construction. The pair departed at 14:17 to load gypsum at Calumet Harbor in South Chicago.
Northern Lake Huron Ports – Anonymous
Calcite, MI: American Courage departed Sunday at 19:28 for the Saginaw River. John G. Munson was inbound minutes later to load. Defiance/Ashtabula entered port at 05:49 on Monday morning for limestone, and the Munson was outbound for Duluth-Superior with the same cargo at 15:20.
Port Dolomite, MI: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader went to anchor off Strongs Island after departing at 18:21 Sunday. The pair is showing Buffington as their destination. Arthur M. Anderson proceeded to the loading dock and was outbound Monday at 9:35 with limestone for Marine City.
Drummond Island, MI: Cuyahoga departed Monday at 05:24 for Windsor.
Meldrum Bay, ON: John J. Boland arrived Monday at 00:50 to load limestone.
Thessalon, ON: Michipicoten departed Monday at 15:00 with trap rock for Detroit.
Saginaw River, MI – Todd Shorkey
After unloading the second half of her split load overnight, Calumet departed the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw and was outbound on the Saginaw River Monday morning headed for the lake. Once Calumet was clear of the entrance channel, her fleetmate American Courage began the trip inbound, calling on the Burroughs North dock in Essexville to unload sugarstone. Candace Elise/Robert F. Deegan entered the Saginaw River Monday evening, arriving at the Port Fisher Terminals dock in Bay City to unload.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
There has been no traffic since the last report. Algoma Innovator is scheduled to make her fourth appearance of the season soon.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Harvest Spirit departed for Thunder Bay.
Toledo, OH: Algoma Transport arrived CSX at 03:16, Manitowoc departed for Manistee at 04:22, and Herbert C. Jackson was inbound for Midwest Terminals at 09:28. American Mariner remains at anchor.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived Lafarge to load stone at 14:37.
Lorain, OH: Kathy Lynn departed for Cleveland at 09:17.
Cleveland, OH: After unloading fiberglass pipe, Hudsongracht departed for Duluth late Sunday night. Algoma Buffalo loaded salt and left for Toronto at 10:27. Kristen Joelle departed at 13:51, and Kathy Lynn arrived from Lorain.
Ashtabula, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder left for Marblehead at 04:12.
Erie, PA: Saginaw departed from a long winter’s nap at 10:59 headed for Toledo.
Nanticoke, ON: Algonorth departed for Tracy at 13:11, while fleetmates Algoterra and Algonova are at Imperial Oil.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
Monday was another unlucky day for shipping in Buffalo. New York/Double Skin 509A arrived around 08:00; they switched out of towing gear in the lake and came in to meet the Vermont at the northern entrance. They made it to the CN Harbor Draw around 09:30, when a problem with the bridge’s electrical signal circuits caused a delay. Vermont helped the New York ease the barge’s bow up to the center pier that the bridge sits on, and they remained there until 13:30, when a CN signal crew was finally able to get the bridge open. They made it to the Suite Kote dock in Tonawanda just as a big fog bank rolled in and obscured visibility around 14:30. Shortly after this took place, NACC Capri arrived for Holcim Cement on Ohio St. The captain decided to wait for the fog to lift and went to anchor off Lackawanna.
Seaway – René Beauchamp
Barring a last-minute change, the first ship of the year at the Port of Ogdensburg will not be the Janis but the Ronnie, currently in Montreal and loaded with wind turbine components.