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Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed Two Harbors on 12/24 at 20:39. As of 17:30 on 12/25 she doesn’t have an updated AIS. Arriving Two Harbors on 12/24 at 21:17 was the Great Republic. She departed on 12/25 at 07:02 for Gary. The Indiana Harbor arrived Two Harbors on 12/25 at 08:20 after being anchored off Port Wing, WI. Due Two Harbors on 12/26 are the John G. Munson and the Joseph L. Block. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay had no Traffic on Christmas Day and none scheduled on 12/26. The Joyce L. VanEnkevort doesn’t have an updated AIS as of 17:30 on 12/25.
Thunder Bay, ON
Saturday; 7:46 CCGS Samuel Risley arrived and began ice operations and at 9:58 tied up at the coast guard station.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Friday; 19:20 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products and departed Saturday at 9:31 for Chicago. 17:16 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products .
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived from Alpena at 05:46 Saturday (12/25) with cement for Lafarge.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 16:17 Manitowoc departed for Holland.
Owen Sound: Saturday; 2:06 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger departed for Charlevoix.
Alpena: Saturday; 5:17 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 departed for Sault Ste. Marie. 11:51 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation departed for Duluth Superior.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report. Algoma Innovator expected to make her 26th appearance here this season
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Sharon MI/Huron Spirit arrived Saturday night with steel coils.
Marblehead: Cuyahoga arrived at 01:21 to load at LaFarge.
Sandusky: H. Lee White is loading coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: After a trip to Toledo and Alpena, American Courage returned to Cleveland at 07:11 to run another round of shuttles from the Bulk Terminal to Cliffs. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 13:30 and went to anchor. McKeil Spirit arrived late Saturday night to unload at Lehigh Cement. .
Ashtabula: CSL St. Laurent is unloading rutile slag at the Pinney dock.
Nanticoke: Sharon MI/Huron Spirit left Friday night for Monroe. Olive L Moore/Menominee departed for Cleveland at 04:07. Algonova is at Imperial Oil and Florence Spirit remains anchored.
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