Port and vessel activity from Monday, July 31, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net.
Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry
Michipicoten arrived in Duluth at 23:50 (Central) late Thursday night to fuel before loading in Two Harbors; they departed at 03:52. American Integrity departed at 12:12 Friday afternoon with UTAC pellets for the Cleveland Bulk Terminal. Joseph L. Block arrived at 03:33 Saturday morning with stone for Hallett Dock 5. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 06:32 to load low-sulfur coal at SMET. Joseph L. Block departed empty for Silver Bay at 13:52. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 20:56 Saturday night with low-sulfur coal intended for DTE Energy plants. Indiana Harbor arrived at 01:33 Sunday morning to load iron ore pellets at Canadian National. Finnborg arrived at 10:17 to load beet pulp pellets at Hansen-Mueller’s Elevator A.
As of Monday afternoon, Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was waiting outside Duluth at anchor while Indiana Harbor was finishing her load at CN #6. Indiana Harbor may depart Duluth sometime Monday evening with iron ore pellets, allowing the McCarthy to arrive from anchor for CN. John G. Munson is expected Tuesday afternoon for another load of iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry
G3 Marquis finally departed at 11:42 (Central) Friday morning with high-composition Hibtac pellets for Quebec City. Whitefish Bay arrived soon after at 12:23 to also load high-composition pellets for Quebec City; they departed at 02:25 Saturday morning. Algoma Guardian arrived at 02:58 to load more Hibtac pellets for ArcelorMittal’s Dofasco works in Hamilton. The Guardian departed at 14:40 with iron ore. Algoma Harvester arrived at 22:29 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they departed at 09:40 Saturday morning with Hibtac high-composition pellets for Quebec City. Michipicoten arrived at 13:13 Sunday afternoon to load Keetac pellets for Algoma Steel; they departed at 17:48 that same day. Finally, Mesabi Miner arrived at 20:44 to load Hibtac pellets for Burns Harbor.
As of Monday afternoon, Mesabi Miner was still loading at BNSF. Mesabi Miner is estimated to depart sometime Monday or Tuesday with iron ore pellets. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin is expected Tuesday afternoon.
Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney
As of 18:00, the James R. Barker is loading at the Two Harbors shiploader. The Edgar B. Speer is Eastbound in Lake Superior after loading in Two Harbors at the Two Harbors shiploader for the Gary Works. Also as of 18:00, the CSL Welland is upbound Lake Superior for Two Harbors. Finally, John G. Munson is upbound Lake Superior for Duluth. A lot of times after discharging in Duluth she’ll head to Two Harbors for pellets.
Thunder Bay, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Salties were packed like sardines in the anchorage on Monday morning, with a grand total of six ships swinging by the hook at midday. Joining the fray at 04:00 and 08:30, respectively, Barnacle and Federal Frontier were the most recent additions to a lineup already consisting of Tundra, Federal Kumano, Federal Oshima, and Federal Montreal.
The Federal fun continued midafternoon when Federal Cedar made port for Keefer Terminal at 15:02. Just over an hour later, Federal Shimanto cast off from Thunder Bay Terminals destined for Montreal, QC. Tundra was inbound within minutes to take her spot, and Federal Kumano followed suit with an 18:44 arrival for P&H, clearing out the anchorage a little heading into Monday night. Federal Oshima, Federal Montreal, Federal Frontier, and Barnacle held their ground (literally) into the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Of note, a pleasure craft called “Boomerang” left port at 09:31… and didn’t come back. Pretty misleading name if you ask me.
Marquette, MI – Noah H.
Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader departed for Toledo at 04:39 to start the traffic on Monday, but the next action would not come for another 12 hours. At 17:38, Lee A. Tregurtha departed for “The Dearborn” as the AIS says. Not to be confused with regular old Dearborn, I suppose. Before the night was over, Joseph L. Block stopped by at 20:31 to unload sinter from Silver Bay in the lower harbor.
Port Dolomite, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 14:10 to load for Buffington Harbor, IN.
Port Inland, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet departed at 09:12 with no AIS destination listed. As of Monday night, she was downbound on Lake Huron. American Mariner would later arrive at 16:07.
St. Joseph, MI – Michael Moran
Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived in port at 00:13 Monday morning. The pair unloaded at Holcim Cement and departed at 17:17. Despite Red Coach being closed for the day and Golden Brown announcing the permanent closure of their St. Joseph location, the crew was still delivered donuts from Dunkin’.
Grand Haven, MI – Noah H.
At midday, a trio of Coast Guard vessels arrived through the Grand Haven piers for the annual Coast Guard Festival. Mackinaw, Katmai Bay, and Bristol Bay all arrived to dock by the CG station along the shore, and will be the centerpieces for the week’s activities. In other news, Caroline McKee/Commander finally left for Chicago at 17:29, concluding an almost exactly 72 hour visit at the cement dock.
Calcite, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 00:51, pulling into the northern slip opposite fleetmate Great Republic. The latter was already loading and departed at 14:14 for the Motor City. 1,004-foot American Spirit, doing some nervous pacing out on the lake prior to a rather rare stone load, would fill up both slips with her wide girth following AMA’s departure for Gary, IN, at 16:14.
Stoneport, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Interlake sophomore Mark W. Barker was inbound at 03:00 to load, later departing at 16:30 for Cleveland, OH.
Port Gypsum, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Sam Laud arrived at 22:00 to load for Waukegan, IL.
Saginaw River – Todd Shorkey
Algoma Compass headed up the river to Saginaw, MI, on July 29 to unload at both the Saginaw Asphalt/Buena Vista Dock and the GM Dock.
Bruce Mines, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Algoma Intrepid arrived at 08:15 to load trap rock. She departed for Calumet Harbor, IL, just after 20:00.
Meldrum Bay, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
American Century made for Muskegon, MI, at 09:30 following another load at Lafarge. The Times They Are A-Changin’, and a footer full of stone is slowly becoming a less shocking sight to see across the lakes. The smaller H. Lee White tied up an hour later for a load of her own.
Toledo, OH – Bill Kloss
Departures were Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest to Cleveland and Manitowoc to Manistee. Radcliffe R. Latimer is at Midwest Terminals. Wilfred Sykes was a late-night arrival from Cleveland.
Marblehead, OH – Bill Kloss
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived from Detroit to load at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH – Bill Kloss
CSL Niagara departed with coal for Hamilton, ON.
Cleveland, OH – Bill Kloss
Wilfred Sykes departed for Toledo. American Integrity delivered 63,000 tons of UTAC pellets to the Bulk Terminal. Other arrivals were the cruise ship Ocean Voyager, Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest to unload cement at St. Marys Columbus St. facility and Robert S. Pierson to the Cliffs stone dock. In port are Imke, Meredith Ashton, and Manitou at the Port with heavy lift cargo and New York/Double Skin 509A at Marathon. American Courage left for Cedarville and Ocean Voyager departed for Detroit.
Fairport Harbor, OH – Bill Kloss
Kaye E. Barker unloaded stone at Osborne, then she left for Sandusky.
Nanticoke, ON – Bill Kloss
Algoterra departed with petroleum products for Tracy, PQ. Algonova is at Imperial Oil loading for Sarnia and Algotitan is anchored off of Port Dover.
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Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton–Oshawa Port Authority
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