Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Kaye E. Barker departed at 21:35 (CST) Tuesday night empty for Marquette. Edwin H. Gott arrived at 07:18 Wednesday morning to fuel and load iron ore pellets at Burlington Northern. Clyde S. VanEnkevort departed at 12:11 with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 15:35 to load coal at SMET. Finally, Mesabi Miner arrived at 17:22 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. As of Wednesday night, Mesabi Miner was loading at CN#6 and Floragracht was sitting at Port Terminal. Paul R. Tregurtha is estimated to depart early Thursday with coal. Arthur M. Anderson is expected late morning to unload limestone at C.Reiss Coal. Joseph L. Block is also due late morning to unload limestone at CN#6. Mesabi Miner is estimated to depart early afternoon with iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: Algoma Discovery departed at 00:02 (CST) Wednesday morning with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Burns Harbor arrived at 13:40 to wait at the Lakehead Pipeline dock; she should be loading at BNSF after the Edwin H. Gott. As of Wednesday night, Paul R. Tregurtha was loading at SMET, Burns Harbor was waiting at Lakehead Pipeline, and Edwin H. Gott was loading at BNSF. Edwin H. Gott is estimated to depart early Thursday with iron ore pellets; Burns Harbor should shift over to BNSF the Gott departs. Algoma Compass is expected to anchor off Superior early morning waiting to load after Burns Harbor.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; 12:26 Alaskaborg departed for Tees, Great Britain.12:41 Fortunagracht weighed anchor and proceeded to Thunder Bay Terminals to load potash.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Wednesday; 1:15 Michipicoten arrived to load limestone and departed at 11:50 for Windsor.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
Ijzerborg remained in South Chicago. After unloading at Buffington Harbor, John J. Boland shifted over to the KCBX dock in South Chicago. Wilfred Sykes departed Indiana Harbor overnight, with Calumet and Indiana Harbor following later. Dirk S. Vanenkevort arrived at Indiana Harbor in the afternoon. Great Republic came to Gary and departed by afternoon. Stewart J. Cort, Timgad, and Federal Ruhr all remained at the Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor, with Baie Comeau departing in the afternoon. Hilke spent the day anchored off Indiana Harbor waiting for dock space at the Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor.
Northern Lake Huron
Owen Sound: Wednesday; 7:36 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest departed for Charlevoix.
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday; 2:13 Joyce L Van Enkevort / Great Lakes Trader departed for 2:56 Frontenac proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed at 18:29 down bound on Lake Huron.
Bruce Mines: Wednesday; 1:13 Sam Laud arrived to load trap rock and departed at 11:44 for Grand Haven.
Spragge: Wednesday; 13:58 John D Leitch arrived to unload slag.
Drummond Island: Wednesday 15:17 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 21:03 John G Munson proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 13:10 for Marine City. Calcite: Tuesday; 21:05 Arthur M Anderson departed for Duluth Superior.
Stoneport: Tuesday;23:52 Manitowoc departed for the St Joseph River. Wednesday; 11:04 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone and departed at 19:35 down bound on Lake Huron.
Alpena: Wednesday; 18:32 Algoma Buffalo arrived at the Thunder Bay River to unload road salt. 18:57 GL Ostrander / Integrity arrived to load cement.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Buffalo arrived Tuesday night, loaded salt, cleared 9.38 am Wednesday upbound for Alpena. Thirteenth appearance for Algoma Buffalo in Goderich this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Wednesday – Bill Kloss
Owen Sound: Wednesday; 7:36 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest departed for Charlevoix.
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday; 2:13 Joyce L Van Enkevort / Great Lakes Trader departed for 2:56 Frontenac proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed at 18:29 down bound on Lake Huron.
Bruce Mines: Wednesday; 1:13 Sam Laud arrived to load trap rock and departed at 11:44 for Grand Haven.
Spragge: Wednesday; 13:58 John D Leitch arrived to unload slag.
Drummond Island: Wednesday 15:17 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 21:03 John G Munson proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 13:10 for Marine City.
Calcite: Tuesday; 21:05 Arthur M Anderson departed for Duluth Superior.
Stoneport: Tuesday;23:52 Manitowoc departed for the St Joseph River. Wednesday; 11:04 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone and departed at 19:35 down bound on Lake Huron.
Alpena: Wednesday; 18:32 Algoma Buffalo arrived at the Thunder Bay River to unload road salt. 18:57 GL Ostrander / Integrity arrived to load cement.
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