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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: John G. Munson arrived at 19:46 (CST) Saturday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Presque Isle arrived at 09:26 Sunday morning to take a delay at CN#6; they departed at 14:25 for Two Harbors. Drawsko arrived at 17:33 to load wheat at Riverland Ag. John G. Munson departed at 19:23 with iron ore pellets for Conneaut. American Century arrived at 10:55 Monday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Meredith Ashton departed at 16:26 with an empty barge for Calcite. American Century departed at 23:30 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. As of Monday night, Drawsko was loading at Riverland Ag and Floragracht was unloading at Port Terminal berth #2. Whistler is estimated to depart early Tuesday with wheat. Maria G. is expected Tuesday evening to load wheat at CHS#1.
Superior Entry: American Spirit departed at 19:51 (CST) Saturday night with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. American Mariner departed at 20:22 empty for Two Harbors. Burns Harbor arrived at 22:25 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they departed at 16:10 Sunday afternoon with iron ore pellets for her namesake port. American Integrity arrived at 14:30 Monday afternoon to load at BNSF. As of Monday night, Whistler was finished loading at CHS#1 and American Integrity was loading at BNSF. American Integrity is estimated to depart Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets. Stewart J. Cort is expected early Tuesday to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
The Victory/Maumee departed Two Harbors on 12/12 at 18:37 for the Soo. The Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors on 19:05 on 12/12. She departed on 12/13 at 09:26 for Gary. The American Mariner arrived Two Harbors on 12/13 at 11:27. The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin is East of Outer Island on 12/13 at 17:30. Due Two Harbors late on 12/14 is the Edgar B. Speer. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay has no scheduled traffic on 12/14.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid was loading at Compass Minerals on Monday. This is Intrepid’s 31st appearance here this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Wednesday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Mesabi Miner departed for Duluth at 05:11. Sharon MI/Huron Spirit is in port.
Marblehead: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed for Cleveland at 06:05. American Courage arrived at 15:06 to load at LaFarge.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara departed for Hamilton at 09:06. Algoma Transport is loading at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Federal Dart arrived at 06:04 and went to dock 24E at the Port. Irma is still at 24W. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 07:00 with stone for the Bulk Terminal. American Courage left for Marblehead at 10:42. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived from Marblehead at 11:26 to unload at Osborne’s Rockefeller Rd. yard.
Fairport Harbor: CSL Tadoussac went to Morton Salt at 04:58.
Ashtabula: Trent Navigator finished unloading titanium oxide and departed for Montreal. H. Lee White left for Calcite after unloading stone.
Erie: John J. Boland departed for Calcite at 11:35. Minervagracht arrived at 18:00.