Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: American Mariner arrived at 20:19 (CST) Monday night to unload limestone at Graymont. Algoma Compass departed soon after under the same bridge lift at 20:31 with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 00:39 Tuesday morning to fuel and load coal at SMET. Arthur M. Anderson departed at 03:35 with iron ore pellets for Gary. American Mariner departed at 08:38 empty for Two Harbors. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 15:48 with coal for St. Clair. As of Tuesday afternoon, Polsteam’s Wicko was loading at Riverland Ag. Wicko is estimated to depart Wednesday evening with wheat.
Superior Entry: Manitoulin departed at 22:22 (CST) Monday night with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. As of Tuesday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. John D. Leitch is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 18:27 Federal Satsuki weighed anchor and proceeded to Thunder Bay Terminals to load. Tuesday; 16:43 Jamno departed for Sorel.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Tuesday; 4:57 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader departed for Duluth Superior. 5:47 Joseph L Block arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Tuesday 3:01 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 16:41 for Chicago.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Tuesday 5:16 Cuyahoga arrived to load trap rock and departed at 13:25 for Grand Haven. 13:56 Calumet arrived to load trap rock.
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 4:38 Joyce L Van Enkevort / Great Lakes Trader.departed for a Lake Superior port.
Calcite: Tuesday 3:39 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Cleveland.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 12:17 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Tuesday; 2:49 The cement carrier Alpena departed for Detroit.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator cleared Goderich 8.07 pm Monday downbound for Buffalo with salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Olive L. Moore/Menominee loaded for Marysville and left at 02:15. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived from Cleveland at 07:07. She loaded stone for Cleveland and departed at 20;01. Arriving late Tuesday night was Herbert C. Jackson.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed at 02:06 for Marblehead. NACC Capri unloaded and left for Bath, ON at 13:06. McKeil Spirit arrived at 02:02 to unload at Lehigh Cement.
Nanticoke: Algonorth departed for Oakville at 17:40 and Algocanada went to the dock at 17:28.
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