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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Saginaw arrived at 15:19 (CST) Saturday afternoon to unload grain at Riverland Ag. American Century departed at 23:35 with iron ore pellets to anchor outside Duluth; they will be taking that cargo to Indiana Harbor. Saginaw departed at 18:06 Sunday evening empty for Thunder Bay. As of Sunday night, Federal Clyde was unloading at CRH; Gardno was anchored outside Duluth waiting to load wheat at Riverland Ag and American Century was anchored outside Duluth waiting for weather to improve. Great Republic is expected early Monday morning to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Gardno is expected early morning as well, but to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Whistler is expected Monday night to load wheat at CHS#1.
Superior Entry: Burns Harbor departed at 19:00 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for her namesake port. CSL Niagara arrived at 14:58 Saturday afternoon to load at BNSF; they departed at 03:11 Sunday morning with iron ore pellets to anchor outside Superior. CSL Niagara will be delivering the cargo of iron ore pellets to Nanticoke. As of Sunday night, CSL Niagara was anchored off Superior waiting for weather to improve. CSL Tadoussac is expected early Monday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
American Integrity departed Two Harbors at 18:16 on 12/04 for Conneaut. As of 14:45 on 12/05 the Michipicoten was NE of Outer Island heading for Two Harbors. Due Two Harbors are the James R. Barker that as of 14:45 was still anchored off Bay Mills. The Edgar B. Speer was below the Soo and is due Two Harbors. Also below the Soo and due Northshore Mining in Silver Bay is the Indiana Harbor. The time for the two boats just mentioned was as of 14:45 on 12/05.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 20:13 CSL St Laurent arrived at Viterra B to load grain. 21:38 Algoma Harvester arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain. 22:44 Saginaw departed for Duluth Superior. Saturday; 7:34 Algoma Guardian weighed anchor and departed for Port Cartier. 12:16 Happy Rover departed Keefer Terminal for Gibraltar. 13:32 The saltie Tundra weighed anchor and proceeded to Keefer Terminal. 20:04 Manitoulin departed for Toledo. 20:24 Celina departed for Oshawa. 22:06 Brant departed for Ghent, Belgium. CSL St Laurent shifted to Viterra A to finish loading. Sunday; 3:24 Algoma Harvester departed for Quebec City. 14:27 Blair McKeil arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain
Sturgeon Bay, WI
The tug Rebecca Lynn has arrived at Bay Ship and tied up behind the new barge Clean Canaveral on Berth 8.
Holland, MI – Bill Van Appledorn
Sam Laud entered Lake Macatawa at 04:43 Sunday to unload aggregate at Verplank’s dock. Left port at 15:55.
Northern Lake Huron
Calcite: Friday; 22:48 Victory / Maumee departed for Fairport. Saturday; 0:30 John J Boland departed for Ashtabula. 0:30 American Mariner arrived to load limestone and departed at 13:42 for the Soo lock project. Sunday; Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator arrived 6.04am Sunday loading at Compass Minerals. This is Innovator’s 25th appearance this season. Andean continues at elevators and is her first appearance here this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Sunday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Walter J. McCarthy departed for Duluth at 04:53.
Marblehead: American Courage arrived at LaFarge at 01:11.
Sandusky: Algoma Transport arrived at Norfolk Southern at 10:42 to load coal.
Cleveland: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed for Meldrum Bay at 04:49. Sharon MI/Huron Spirit departed at 05:14. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is on a shuttle. Federal Kivalina and Iryda are at the Port and Sea Eagle II/St. Marys Cement II is at St Marys.
Fairport Harbor: Victory/Maumee is at Osborne.
Ashtabula: Spruceglen came into the Pinney dock at 05:04. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 13:28. John J. Boland departed at 14:44.
Conneaut: Arthur M. Anderson left for Calcite at 01:41.
Nanticoke: Olive L. Moore/Menominee departed for Ashtabula at 04:27. Harbour Feature arrived at Imperial Oil at 10:09. Algoma Hansa, Algoterra and Algonova are all anchored.
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