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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Atlantic Huron arrived at 10:11 (CST) Monday morning to unload salt at Envirotech-Hallett #8. She departed at 22:56 empty to anchor outside Superior, waiting to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Monday night, Oakglen was still loading at CN#6. Oakglen is estimated to depart early Tuesday with iron ore pellets. American Century is expected early Wednesday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Presque Isle on 04/04/22 is North of Harbor Beach heading for Two Harbors. She should arrive Two Harbors on 04/06.
Edwin H. Gott on 04/04 is downbound near Gros Cap heading for the Gary Works. She should arrive Gary on 04/06.
Edgar B. Speer is downbound on Lake Huron on 04/04 due Conneaut on 04/06.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 11:42 Baie St Paul arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 17:42 Algoma Strongfield departed for Port Cartier. 17:48 Algoma Harvester departed for Quebec City.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
April 4th: The 2022-23 shipping season for Marquette started on April 1st when the Erie Trader arrived. She departed late the next day. The John Boland arrived early on April 2nd and departed late yesterday afternoon. Shortly afterward, the Hon James Oberstar arrived and currently the Maumee is enroute to Marquette.
Northern Lake Huron
Alpena: Monday; 2:35 The cement carrier Alpena departed for Green Bay.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
John D. Leitch arrived from Nanticoke at 10:08 Sunday with steel slag for the St. Marys grinding plant at the south end of the mooring basin. G-Tug Hawaii arrived from Sturgeon Bay Sunday afternoon. She joined Louisiana and North Dakota at the Great Lakes Towing dock. Corps of Engineers tugs Racine and Kenosha arrived from Manitowoc Sunday evening with crane barge Manitowoc. They will be here for about two months working on the breakwater. GL Ostrander/Integrity cleared for Calumet Harbor at 05:49 Monday after spending winter at Lafarge. John D. Leitch departed Monday afternoon.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid arrived at 04:23 early Monday morning. She tied up at the North Pier, possibly for light repairs. She cleared again 11:31 Monday morning upbound to Thunder Bay in ballast, no salt. The Intrepid holds the record for salt last season from Goderich with forty appearances. The Algoma Sault is expected next.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Michipicoten arrived at 00:58. Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest unloaded a partial load and left for Cleveland at 08:03. Federal Delta arrived at 17:19.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is back running shuttles. Peyton Lynn C arrived at 12:20 and is at dock 24W at the Port. New York/Double Skin 509A arrived at 13:59 to unload at Marathon. Tug ST-911 departed at 14:20. Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest arrived from Toledo at 17:05 to unload at St. Marys Columbus St. terminal. Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement is at the Jefferson St. terminal and Finnborg is at the Port.
Fairport Harbor: Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 02:27, unloaded stone at Osborne and left for Stoneport at 11:52.
Conneaut: Presque Isle departed for Two Harbors at 01:16
Nanticoke: Algoma Transport arrived at Stelco at 06:59.Algocanada left at 11:29 for Sarnia and Algosea departed for Oakville at 11:46.