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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Presque Isle arrived at 23:15 (CST) Wednesday night to take a delay at Port Terminal. John G. Munson departed at 07:23 Thursday morning with iron ore pellets for Conneaut. American Century departed at 07:59 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Presque Isle departed at 08:12 to load iron ore at Two Harbors. Finally, Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 09:00 to load iron ore at CN#6. As of Thursday evening, Arthur M. Anderson was loading at CN#6. Arthur M. Anderson is estimated to depart Thursday night with iron ore pellets. Spruceglen is expected Friday evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: Atlantic Huron departed at 09:20 (CST) Thursday morning with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. CSL Tadoussac arrived at 11:08 to load at BNSF. As of Thursday evening, CSL Tadoussac was loading at BNSF. CSL Tadoussac is estimated to depart early Friday with iron ore pellets; Baie Comeau should arrive as soon as they depart.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Correction: Arriving for Two Harbors Wednesday is Burns Harbor for South of # 2.The Presque Isle was northwest of Sand Island.
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 8:58 Baie Comeau weighed anchor and departed for Duluth Superior. 9:21 Frontenac weighed anchor and departed for Port Colborne. 12:18 John D Leitch arrived and went to anchor off of the Current River entrance. 15:20 Kaministiqua departed and is downbound. 15:53 Manitoulin departed the Superior Elevator and went to anchor south of the Welcome Islands.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Thursday; 5:10 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products and departed at 14:34 for Milwaukee.
Port Inland: Thursday; 12:14 Joseph L Block arrived to load limestone.
Northern Lake Huron
McGregor Bay: Wednesday; 18:45 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation departed for Alpena.
Midland: Thursday; 7:54 Whitefish Bay departed for Windsor escorted by CCGS Griffon. 15:36 CCGS Griffon stopped north of Cabot Head at the north east end of the Bruce Peninsula.
Alpena: Thursday;6:21 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation arrived at the Lafarge plant to load cement products.
Stoneport: Thursday; 7:24 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Fairport. 8:44 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Thursday; 2:06 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Paul R. Tregurtha departed for St. Clair DTE at 19:45 New York/Double Skin 509A
Toledo: John J. Boland left for Detroit at 02:39 and Federal Delta departed for Quebec at 12:01. G3 Marquis arrived at 16:43. Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader left at 20:00. Victory/Maumee was a late night arrival.
Marblehead: American Courage arrived at 19:16 for another load of stone for Cleveland.
Cleveland: Ryba tug Kathy Lynn left lay up at the Great Lakes Shipyard at 13:11. American Courage left at 15:15 for a return to Marblehead. Peyton Lynn C left for Valleyfield at 18:18.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer departed late Wednesday night for Two Harbors.
Nanticoke: Algonorth left for Tracy at 11:50.