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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Baie Comeau arrived at 22:10 (CST) Monday night to unload salt at Envirotech-Hallett #8. Presque Isle arrived at 01:50 Tuesday morning to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Heemskerkgracht departed at 02:40 empty for Burns Harbor. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 05:28 to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Indiana Harbor departed at 06:09 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair and Monroe. Baie Comeau departed at 07:53 empty for Silver Bay. Finally, Presque Isle departed at 10:57 empty for Two Harbors. As of Tuesday afternoon, Lee A. Tregurtha was unloading at C.Reiss Coal, Edgar B. Speer was loading at CN#6, Arthur M. Anderson was waiting to load on the east side of CN#6, and Federal Clyde was unloading at CRH. Edgar B. Speer will be departing late-afternoon Tuesday with iron ore pellets for Conneaut. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is estimated to depart early-evening with low sulfur coal. Lee A. Tregurtha is estimated to depart empty mid-evening, unless they’re scheduled to load in Duluth. Joseph L. Block is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at CN#6; they may anchor on arrival waiting to load after the Anderson. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected late Wednesday night to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Finally, American Century is expected late Wednesday night to most likely load iron ore pellets at CN#6; due to the recent changes and back-ups they may switch orders.
Superior Entry: Algoma Sault departed at 20:51 (CST) Monday night empty for Thunder Bay. Stewart J. Cort departed at 21:22 with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. Victory/Maumee arrived at 21:44 to load at BNSF; they departed at 13:45 Tuesday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. As of Tuesday afternoon, Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was loading at SMET while Presque Isle waited at anchor outside Superior for Two Harbors dock space. American Spirit is expected Tuesday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they may depart Wednesday afternoon.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
As of 16:00 on 11/30 the Edwin H. Gott was still at South of #2. It doesn’t look like she’s done any loading since she arrived. The Algoma Conveyor arrived off Two Harbors overnight on 11/29. She was stopped off the Two Harbors breakwall. Going to anchor on 11/30 off Superior was the Presque Isle. She had unloaded stone at CN-Hallett #5 and now awaits Two Harbors. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the CSL Assiniboine depart on 11/30 at 01:42 for Quebec City. Arriving Silver Bay on 11/30 at 12:38 was the Baie Comeau. Due Silver Bay on 12/01 are the Whitefish Bay and the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Kumano continued at elevators Tuesday. Algoma Compass cleared 6.32am Tuesday downbound for Buffalo with salt. Compass’ 26th appearance in Goderich this season. Tug Dorothy Ann and barge Pathfinder arrived 6.04am Tuesday loading at Compass Minerals. Dorothy Ann’s 7th appearance here this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Karen Andrie/Endeavor departed for Indiana Harbor at 02:44.
Marblehead: Sam Laud left for Fairport Harbor at 03:48.
Sandusky: Manitoulin departed at 01:11 with coal for Sault Ste. Marie
Cleveland: Samuel deChamplain/Innovation departed for Toledo at 00;12. NACC Argonaut went to LaFarge at 00:21. Federal Kivalina arrived at 06:19 and went to dock 24E at the Port. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 09:20 and went to the Cliffs stone dock. Robert S. Pierson arrived at 14:19. She went to Allied Road Products to unload. BBC Europe is at the Port and American Courage is running shuttles.
Fairport Harbor: Sam Laud unloaded at Osborne and departed for Toledo at 09:55. John J. Boland arrived at 10:34. Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 13:30 and anchored in Lake Erie.
Conneaut: American Integrity unloaded and departed for Two Harbors at 10:05.
Nanticoke: Algoma Transport departed at 11:05 for Clarkson. Algonorth arrived at 19:55 and anchored off of Port Dover.
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