Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Algoma Guardian departed at 22:18 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Indiana Harbor departed at 03:41 Saturday morning with coal for St. Clair. As of Saturday night, Mesabi Miner was taking a delay at Port Terminal. Algoma Compass is expected Sunday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Mesabi Miner has an unknown departure time due to her delay at Port Terminal.
Superior Entry: CSL Assiniboine arrived at 02:43 (CST) Saturday morning to load at BNSF; she departed at 16:10 with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. As of Saturday night, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. Burns Harbor is expected Saturday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. American Integrity is also expected Saturday night to take a delay at Lakehead Pipeline waiting to load at Two Harbors. Tim S. Dool is expected early Sunday morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Stewart J. Cort is expected late Sunday night to also load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Edwin H. Gott departed Two Harbors on 8/13 at 23:20 for Gary. After the Gott departed the Spruceglen arrived. She departed Two Harbors on 8/14 at 10:26 for Quebec City. The Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors at 22:20 on 8/13. she shifted from N of #2 between 11:54 and 12:22 to S of #2. As of 18:30 she was still at the dock loading for Nanticoke. Atlantic Huron is SW of Two Harbors waiting for the dock.Due Two Harbors on 8/15 is the CSL Tadoussac. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Capt. Henry Jackman at approx. 11:02 on 8/14 for Quebec City. CSL Assiniboine arrived shortly after the Jackman departed. She is loading for Quebec City.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 9:33 Michipicoten arrived at Viterra B to load wheat. 13:29 The saltie Onego Elbe finished unloading at Keefer Terminal and shifted to the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 14:52 Michipicoten departed for Windsor. Saturday; 9:04 Harvest Spirit arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 19:52 Onego Elbe departed for Ravenna Italy.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
Hon James L. Oberstar is expected late Sunday evening. Lee A. Tregurtha is expected at noon on Tuesday. On Thursday, the cruise ship Grande Mariner is expected in Marquette around noon and the Oberstar is due back at the ore dock late Thursday evening.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Thursday, 19:00 Baie Comeau departed for Meldrum Bay. Saturday; 10:52 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 18:29 for Milwaukee.
Port Inland: Friday; 11:03 H Lee White arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 4:18 for Erie PA.
Muskegon, MI – Muskegon Ships
Caroline McKee and Commander arrived around noon Sunday, and proceeded to the Mart Dock to moor.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 13:29 Baie Comeau arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 6:48 down bound on Lake Huron.
Bruce Mines: Friday; 8:15 Algoma Intrepid arrived to load trap rock and departed at 22:29 for Detroit.
Port Dolomite: Friday; Kaye Barker arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 4:36 for Grand Haven. 14:33 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Friday; 12:58 The tug Michigan / tanker barge Great Lakes arrived at the US oil Co terminal to unload petroleum products and departed Saturday at 16:35 for Toledo.
Calcite: Friday; 6:14 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone. 13:42 Victory / Maumee departed for Erie PA.13:42 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone. 17:38 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for Detroit. 23:26 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone. Saturday; 3:45 Sam Laud departed for the Saginaw River. 15:12 American Mariner arrived to load limestone. 15:44 Arthur M Anderson departed for a Lake Superior port.
Alpena: Thursday; 21:45 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Milwaukee. Saturday; 11:50 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation arrived to load cement products and departed at 19:34 for Milwaukee.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator loaded Friday night at Compass Minerals cleared 10.44 am Saturday downbound for Toledo. Iver Bright will anchor just North of Sarnia/Port Huron bridges until there is a parking space at Sarnia’s petroleum docks.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Sandusky: Saginaw arrived at 07:12 to load at Norfolk Southern. Algoma Transport arrived at 21:30.
Huron: R/V Muskie returned to her home port at 19:15.
Cleveland: American Courage is still on the shuttles. Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 16:28 to unload Northshore ore from Silver Bay.
Erie: The research vessel R/V Muskie departed for Huron at 06:30.
Nanticoke: Algosea left for Sorel-Tracy at 00:02. Algoma Hansa arrived at Imperial Oil at 06:21. Over at Stelco, CSL Niagara arrived at 07:06 to unload. She departed for Two Harbors at 17:37. Algonorth was at the Port Dover anchorage.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The “classic” style laker Herbert C Jackson came in with more sand from Brevort, MI, for Canadian Silica at 8PM on the 13th. She was towed up bow first by the Vermont and spent all night unloading. She was ready to go by early morning on the 14th and departed around 5AM. Repairs at Harbor Draw were complete by noon on the 14th so the New York – DS509A got on the move from Suite Kote for the lake. They met the tug Vermont at the Black Rock Lock and then departed for Detroit in “push mode” around 2PM.
Erie, PA – Erie Shipping News
Victory/Maumee will arrive overnight with stone from Calcite. H Lee White will arrive overnight Sunday with stone from Port Inland
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