Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 23:45 (CST) Saturday night with iron ore pellets for Gary. Mesabi Miner arrived at 00:20 Sunday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity arrived at 08:48 to unload cement at Lafarge Superior. Mesabi Miner departed at 18:45 with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. American Integrity arrived at 23:52 to load coal at SMET; they departed at 12:11 Monday afternoon with coal for St. Clair. Clyde S. VanEnkevort arrived at 14:09 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. As of Monday night, Clyde S. VanEnkevort was loading at CN#6. Clyde S. VanEnkevort and barge Erie Trader are estimated to depart early Tuesday with iron ore pellets. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected early morning to load coal at SMET; they’re estimated to depart Tuesday mid-afternoon. Presque Isle is expected in the evening to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. James R. Barker is expected Tuesday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry:
G3 Marquis departed at 07:50 (CST) Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Frontenac arrived at 12:31 to load at BNSF; they departed at 00:24 Monday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 01:00 to load at BNSF; they departed at 09:11 with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Monday night, G.L. Ostrander and Integrity were unloading at Lafarge Superior; they have an unknown departure time. Manitoulin is expected early Tuesday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Burns Harbor is expected Tuesday night to also load at BNSF.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 6:47 Algoma Strongfield arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain. 18:31 The saltie Isabelle G arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Monday 6:32 Joseph L Block departed for Burns Harbor. 7:29 Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load limestone. 20:08 Wilfred Sykes arrived and went to anchor.
Charlevoix: Sunday; 21:02 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products and departed Monday at 18:27 for Green Bay.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Monday; 20:00 Algoma Innovator arrived to load trap rock.
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 20:25 Joyce L Van Enkevort / Great Lakes Trader arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 13:34 down bound on Lake Huron.
Drummond Island: Monday 7:26 Great Republic arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Monday; 10:38 American Mariner departed for Green Bay. 11:26 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Monday; 6:59 Presque Isle departed for Duluth Superior. 9:39 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to partially load with limestone and departed at 14:28 for Brevort.
Alpena: Monday; 19:57 John J Boland arrived at the Lafarge plant to unload.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid arrived 5.37 pm Monday to load salt at Compass Minerals. 22nd appearance in Goderich this season. Goderich has hosted 117 vessels…111 for salt, 4 for grain and 2 for trap rock NEW wharf.
Lake Erie Ports for Monday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 14:44.
Sandusky: Saginaw departed at 06:28. CSL Niagara arrived at 09:57 and Herbert C. Jackson at 13:03.
Cleveland: Petite Forte/St.Mary’s Cement arrived at 07:48 and went to the St. Mary’s Jefferson St. terminal to unload. Federal Bering arrived with help from G tug Pennsylvania. She is at dock 24W. American Courage arrived from Detroit at 11:33 and went on the hook.
Ashtabula: Spruceglen is still at the Pinney dock discharging rutile slag.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer left at 02:34 for Duluth.
Nanticoke: Algonorth arrived at Imperial Oil at 11:32.