Port Reports – December 15

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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Whistler departed at 01:23 (CST) Tuesday morning with wheat for an overseas port. Floragracht departed at 15:24 empty for Matane. Maria G. arrived at 16:07 to load wheat at CHS#1. Drawsko departed at 20:45 with wheat for Escoumins. As of Tuesday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Mesabi Miner is expected Wednesday evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. James R. Barker is expected Wednesday night to load low sulfur coal at SMET.
Superior Entry: American Integrity departed at 02:54 (CST) Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 04:08 to load at BNSF; they departed at 16:59 with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Tuesday night, Maria G. was loading at CHS#1. Indiana Harbor is expected early Wednesday to load at BNSF.

Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
The American Mariner departed Two Harbors on 12/14 at 02:14 for the Soo. The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin arrived Two Harbors on 12/14 at 02:54 and departed the same date at 14:36, probably for Nanticoke. She’s not showing up on the Port of Quebec’s arrival list, so Nanticoke would be her other port. Due Two Harbors between 20:00 and 21:00 on 12/14 is the Edgar B. Speer. Neither Two Harbors nor Northshore Mining have any scheduled traffic for 12/15.

Thunder Bay, ON – Stephen Sarty
Sunday; 12:14 Cuyahoga departed for Windsor. 13:27 Oakglen arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 13:38 Federal Ruhr weighed anchor and proceeded to Keefer Terminal. Monday; 21:53 The saltie Tundra finished unloading at Keefer Terminal and shifted to the Richardson Current River Terminal to load grain. Tuesday; 6:39 G3 Marquis arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 12:19 Oakglen departed for Montreal.

Northern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sarty
Charlevoix: Monday; 9:48 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger departed for Toledo.Tuesday; 0:56 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products
Brevort: Monday; 15:02 Algoma Compass arrived to load processed sand and departed Tuesday at 4:07 for Hamilton.

Northern Lake Huron – Stephen Sarty
Midland: Monday; 4:02 Frontenac departed for Thunder Bay.
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 23:53 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 12:10 for Marysville.
Calcite: Sunday; 6:20 Michipicoten arrived to load limestone and departed at 19:58 for Sarnia. 19:59 Great Republic arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 8:49 for Marine City. 19:51 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone and departed Tuesday at 8:34 for Buffington. 8:50 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone. 11:31 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Sunday; 18:00 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 13:09 for Detroit.

Cleveland, OH – Matthew Typpo
Former US Navy brig Niagara left her 5 years inspection at 16:58.