Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 13:37 (CST) Thursday with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. As of Thursday night, Edgar B. Speer was loading at CN#6. BBC St. Petersburg was anchored off Duluth waiting to load wheat at CHS. Edgar B. Speer is estimated to depart early Friday with iron ore pellets. Indiana Harbor is expected Friday evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: Edwin H. Gott departed at 17:59 (CST) Thursday evening with iron ore pellets. Algoma Sault arrived at 19:25 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Thursday night, Algoma Sault was loading at BNSF. Algoma Sault is estimated to depart Friday afternoon with iron ore pellets.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; 23:33 Whitefish Bay arrived at Viterra B to load wheat. Thursday; 8:43 Federal Dart departed for Montreal. 10:43 CSL St Laurent departed for Montreal. 15:56 Manitoulin departed down bound on Lake Superior.17:17 Algoma Harvester departed for Baie Comeau.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Wednesday; 21:25 Sam Laud departed for Stoneport. Thursday; 14:36 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products
Port Inland: Thursday; 3:41 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone and departed at 13:41 for Cleveland.
Escanaba, MI – Scott Best
Thursday morning the Sarter Marine Tugs William C Gaynor and Donald J Sarter towed LCS 23 (Cooperstown) from Marinette to Escanaba so repairs can be completed on the vessel. The Cooperstown joins LCS 21 (Minneapolis St Paul) at the Northshore Marine Terminal Dock in downtown Escanaba.
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Arthur M Anderson is at the shipyard in Sturgeon Bay having some work done on her unloading boom. They were hoping it was going to be just a few days, but it looks like the work will stretch into next week sometime.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived at 03:41 Wednesday (08/04) with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal, and headed back to Charlevoix that evening. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived from Alpena at 9:05 with cement for Lafarge, and cleared for Muskegon at 01:24 Thursday. Anglian Lady arrived from Sault Ste. Marie with barge Ironmaster at 11:19 Thursday and tied up at the heavy lift dock to deliver Canadian steel.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
Indiana Harbor: Mesabi Miner departed late Wednesday night headed for Duluth-Superior.
Buffington Harbor: John G. Munson arrived to unload Thursday morning.
Gary: American Spirit remained in the slip at Gary.
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Stewart J. Cort remained in Burns Harbor Thursday. Federal Satsuki was due to arrive Thursday evening.
Northern Lake Huron
Drummond Island; Thursday; 1:35 Robert S Pierson arrived to load limestone and departed at 12:00 for Sombra.
Port Dolomite: Wednesday 13:37 Victory / Maumee arrived to partially load limestone and departed Thursday at 0:36 for Calcite.
Calcite: Thursday; 4:36 Victory / Maumee arrived to finish loading. 11:11 The tug Michigan / tanker barge Great Lakes arrived to unload diesel fuel. 11:22 Victory / Maumee departed for Lorain.
Stoneport: Thursday; 10:32 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Wednesday; 22:50 The cement carrier Alpena departed for Green Bay. 23:07 G L Ostrander / Integrity arrived to load cement products.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Innovator cleared 4.30 am Thursday downbound for Cleveland with salt. Algoma Intrepid expected next.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson left for Lorain at 11:21. Calumet arrived to load at 14:11.
Sandusky: Algoma Transport departed at 13:34.
Lorain: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 14:15 to unload at LaFarge.
Cleveland: Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader departed for Calcite at 00:39. Happy River is at the Port. New York/Double Skin 509A left at 08:16 for Detroit. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder unloaded at Osborne and then went to the Bulk Terminal to load a shuttle.
Fairport Harbor: Defiance/Ashtabula left for Cedarville and Calumet departed for Marblehead at 08:10. Frontenac departed at 19:55. John J. Boland arrived late Thursday night.
Nanticoke: Algocanada and Algosea are both at Imperial Oil. The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin arrived at Stelco at 11:11.Fairport Harbor: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson left Tuesday night. Frontenac arrived at 11:46 to load at Morton Salt. Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 14:43 and is at Osborne. Calumet arrived late Wednesday night.
Nanticoke: Algocanada and Algosea are still anchored off of Port Dover.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
McKeil Spirit was unloading at Lehigh Cement Dock on Thursday evening.
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