Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: American Integrity arrived at 11:30 (CST) Monday morning to load coal at SMET. Great Republic arrived at 15:12 to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. American Integrity departed 23:52 with coal for St. Clair. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 00:13 Tuesday morning to load coal at SMET. Presque Isle departed at 01:01 with iron ore pellets for Gary. Lee A. Tregurtha arrived from anchor at 01:29 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Great Republic departed at 02:22 empty for Two Harbors. Lee A. Tregurtha departed at 11:35 with iron ore pellets for Toledo. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 13:36 with coal for St. Clair. James R. Barker arrived from anchor at 14:40 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. As of Tuesday evening, James R. Barker was loading at CN#6. American Century is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. James R. Barker is estimated to depart sometime Wednesday morning or afternoon with iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: Stewart J. Cort departed at 05:20 (CST) Monday morning with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. Burns Harbor arrived at 15:20 to load at BNSF; they departed at 12:11 (CST) Tuesday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Tuesday evening, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. Baie Comeau is expected Wednesday early afternoon to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Great Republic arrived Two Harbors on 8/24 at 04:55 after unloading stone in Duluth. She departed on 8/24 at 14:47 for Gary. She loaded at S. of #2. Due Two Harbors on 8/25 is the Michipicoten. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader for Toledo. Due Silver Bay on 8/24 between 20:00 and 21:00 is the Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin. ;
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 18:19 Fraserborg departed for Seaforth, England. 15:25 Kaministiqua arrived at Keefer Terminal for port services. 17:33 Tim S Dool arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain.
St. Marys River – Roger LeLievre
Upbound traffic Tuesday included Algoma Transport, Baie Comeau and Great Lakes Trader/Joyce L. VanEnkevort. Downbounders included Northstar Challenger (survey vessel, for Buffalo), Algoma Harvester, Corsair (Mackinac Island ferry from MCM Marine), Stewart J. Cort and Fraserborg.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Tuesday; 6:04 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Monday; 15:38 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products. Tuesday; 7:39 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest tied up to the break wall at the cement plant.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Joseph L. Block departed in the early afternoon. Federal Weser remained in port on Tuesday.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 4:22 Algoma Innovator departed for Green Bay. Algoma Intrepid weighed anchor and proceeded to the Lafarge quarry dock to load
Bruce Mines::Tuesday; 14:09 Saginaw departed for Windsor.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 14:04 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Tuesday; 6:33 The tug Albert / tanker barge Margaret arrived to unload petroleum products.
Calcite: Monday; 21:34 Laura L Vanenkevort departed for Cleveland. Tuesday; 9:57 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone. 14:09 American Mariner arrived to load limestone. 16:32 Wilfred Sykes arrived and went to anchor.
Stoneport: Monday; 6:37 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived to load limestone. 15:03 Herbert C Jackson arrived and went t0 anchor.
Alpena: Tuesday; 4:51 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation departed for Detroit. 15:59 GL Ostrander / Integrity arrived at the Lafarge plant to load cement products.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass cleared 4.50 pm Tuesday downbound for Buffalo with salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Sam Laud arrived from Cleveland at 04:53. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 15:47 and went to anchor.
Lorain: Victory/Maumee arrived at 04:30 to unload at the Jonick dock. This is the last boat to deliver to Jonick as Carmeuse has taken over ownership of the dock. The combo departed for Toledo at 13:47
Cleveland: Sam Laud left for Marblehead at 01:03. American Spirit departed at 11:06 and went to anchor in Lake Erie to allow American Courage to load a shuttle. The footer came back to the Bulk Terminal at 19:02. BBC Arizona arrived at 09:45 and went to dock 22E at the Port. Polsteam’s Drawsko arrived at 14:43 and went to dock 24W at the Port. Calumet arrived at 17:38 to unload at Ontario Stone. NACC Capri arrived at LaFarge at 18:38.
Nanticoke: Edwin H. Gott departed at 08:15 for Two Harbors. Algonorth arrived at Imperial Oil at 17:50.
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