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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Loaded deep with Minntac pellets, classic laker John G. Munson rolled out of Duluth at 09:28 Saturday morning headed for an unknown port (likely Gary or Conneaut) under an overcast sky. She passed by the anchored Maxima and Algoma Conveyor in the lake, waiting for Superior’s Gavilon and BNSF Dock 5, respectively. While the Conveyor had crawled to a stop just four hours earlier, Maxima has been swinging on the hook for about a week waiting for the Iryda to clear the dock. CSL Niagara was also at anchor farther south along the shoreline; she had been holding the position since 01:00 or so. The Munson’s departure allowed the waiting Joseph L. Block to shift over to the west side of CN Dock 6, where her stone cargo would be discharged into the hopper for eventual transfer to the Minnesota Iron Range. The handsome vessel started to load sinter feed under the conveyors after finishing the unloading process. At 14:17, Burns Harbor departed BNSF Dock 5 for her namesake port. The Niagara was inbound from anchor about 30 minutes later to take on a “small” load of 30,000 tons in comparison to the Burns’ 63,000. American Integrity arrived Duluth at 15:50 for another load of coal at SMET, Federal Kushiro departed at 16:38 for Thunder Bay after discharging barite, and Algoma Equinox went to anchor off Superior at 17:00. Fagelgracht continues to unload wind turbine components at the port terminal.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: Samuel de Champlain/Innovation were outbound at 06:21 with a load of slag for Benton Harbor.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Departing at 02:19 for Silver Bay was tug Joyce L. VanEnkevort and her barge Great Lakes Trader. Manitowoc, now alone at Dock 7H, would head outbound at 17:48.
Gary, IN: American Century departed at 02:31 for Duluth-Superior.
St. Joseph – Benton Harbor, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived at 12:07, unloaded slag at Holcim, and departed at 19:07 for Alpena.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Sault cleared 01.23 Saturday downbound to Becancour Quebec with salt. Algoma Compass arrived 07.03 Saturday loading at Compass Minerals, salt or Milwaukee, her 5th appearance here this season.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Fan-favorite steamer Wilfred Sykes was inbound – albeit under the cover of darkness – at 00:28 with a load of limestone for the Cleveland-Cliffs works in Dearborn. She would eventually shift to begin loading chips. At 02:15, Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin was outbound from Windsor with salt for a scheduled delivery in South Chicago. Cuyahoga was also pulling away from the Canadian riverside about an hour later, but headed downbound for Sandusky. Tying up farther north at the city’s main waterfront was cruise ship visitor Pearl Mist and her passengers at about 06:30; they would spend both day and night in port. Back in Detroit, Herbert C. Jackson arrived from Marquette at 10:38, making her way up the River Rouge to join the Sykes at Dearborn. Interlake’s classic workhorse was already outbound for Rogers City/Calcite at 21:36 after unloading her ore cargo at the dock. Harvest Spirit pulled up alongside ADM at 11:15, her fleetmate Florence Spirit was inbound at 19:31 for the west side of Zug Island, and Michipicoten arrived to unload at the Levy dock in the meantime (15:45). The latter sailed out the Motor City and headed upbound for Lake St. Clair at 23:27.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Florence Spirit departed for Detroit at 16:20. Meredith Ashton
Toledo, OH: Alpena departed for her namesake port at 02:14. Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived at Ironville at 09:21
Sandusky, OH: Cuyahoga arrived at 13:21 to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH: Arrivals were Algoma Buffalo for Cargill at 00:54 and Calumet at 13:22 with a partial load for Ontario Stone. She unloaded the rest of the stone at Osborne. McKeil Spirit departed for Picton at 14:28. American Courage is running shuttles for Cliffs.
Erie, PA: Sam Laud arrived at 11:48 unloaded stone at Carmeuse and departed for Marblehead at 16:08. Saltie Bruce of the D Ship Carriers fleet arrived at
Nanticoke, ON: Departures were Edwin H. Gott for Two Harbors at 04:41 and Algocanada for Sarnia at 08:04. Arrivals were CSL Tadoussac at 09:49 to unload at Stelco, Algosea going to anchor off of Port Dover at 13:28, Algoma Hansa at 19:54 joining fleetmate Algonova at Imperial Oil and CSL’s Baie Comeau at Stelco at 20:25.
Erie, PA – Erie Shipping News
BRUCE will arrive Erie tomorrow morning with wind turbine components.