Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Indiana Harbor departed at 07:57 (CST) Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. Presque Isle arrived at 08:54 to fuel and load iron ore pellets at CN#6. As of Sunday night, Presque Isle was loading at CN#6. Lee A. Tregurtha is expected early Monday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. American Integrity is expected late morning to load coal at SMET. Presque Isle is estimated to depart early afternoon with iron ore pellets. Great Republic is expected mid-afternoon to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected late Monday to load coal at SMET.
Superior Entry: Algoma Harvester departed at 06:31 (CST) Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 19:29 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Sunday night, Stewart J. Cort was loading at BNSF. Stewart J. Cort is estimated to depart Monday morning with iron ore pellets. Burns Harbor is expected Monday evening to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Due Two Harbors on 8/23 is the Michipicoten. Two Harbors had no traffic on 8/22. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the Mesabi Miner depart on 8/22 at 15:19 for Cleveland. Due Silver Bay on 8/23 is the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader
Northern Lake Huron
Drummond Island: Sunday; 13:23 Arthur M Anderson departed and is downbound on Lake Huron for Marine City.
Thessalon: Sunday; 7:23 Sam Laud departed for Cleveland..
McGregor Bay: Saturday; 22:03 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge Whitefish River terminal to unload cement and departed Sunday at 11:29 for Alpena MI.
Meldrum Bay: Saturday 21:05 Saginaw departed for Ludington.
Calcite: Sunday;8:28 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 arrived to load limestone.10:39 Great Republic departed for Duluth Superior. 13:22 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone. 16:13 H Lee White departed for Green Bay.
Stoneport: Sunday; 12:28 John J Boland departed for Marysville.
Alpena: Saturday; 23:42 Samuel De Champlain / Integrity arrived and went to anchor.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Guardian has gone into layup at the north wall basin. Algoma Conveyor arrived 3:39 pm Sunday, loading at Compass Minerals. Thi sis Conveyor’s sixth appearance this season for salt. Algoma Compass expected next.
Lake Erie Ports for Sunday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 03:30.
Fairport Harbor: Frontenac arrived at 12:07 to load at Morton Salt for Toronto.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer arrived at 22:00 to unload at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke: Frontenac departed late Saturday night for Fairport Harbor. Algoma Hansa arrived at Imperial Oil at 04:54. Algocanada left for Sarnia.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
NACC Capri came back with another full load of cement from Bath on the 20th around 2 PM. The tug Kristen Joelle was running down the harbor from Lackawanna with a derrick boat as they arrived and scooted in front of them at the North Entrance, headed for the North Breakwater. The Capri came in a few minutes after the tug was in the clear and out of their way. She winded in the Outer Harbor and was towed in stern first by the Vermont, arriving at the LaFarge dock at 2:45 PM. They unloaded for about a day and departed with the Vermont at their stern around 2:15 PM on the 21st, clearing the lighthouse about 45 minutes later, bound for Bath. The 664-foot self-unloader Manitoulin arrived with a load of Canadian Red Wheat for the ADM Standard elevator at noon on the 22nd. She was met at the North Entrance by the Vermont, winded in the Outer Harbor, and towed up the Buffalo River stern first under a Coast Guard escort. They were secure at the dock around 1:30 PM and began unloading shortly after.
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