Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Joseph L. Block arrived at 23:22 (CST) Friday night to unload limestone at CN#6. Mesabi Miner departed at 00:10 Saturday morning with iron ore pellets. American Century arrived at 06:23 to load coal at SMET. Floragracht departed at 14:10 empty for Montreal. American Century departed at 17:55 with coal for St. Clair. Finally, Wilfred Sykes arrived at 18:52 to unload limestone at Graymont. As of Saturday night, Joseph L. Block was either still unloading or loading at CN#6. American Integrity is expected early Sunday morning to load coal at SMET. Joseph L. Block is estimated to depart early afternoon with iron ore pellets. Wilfred Sykes is estimated to depart Sunday evening with sinter feed.
Superior Entry: Algoma Compass departed at 23:57 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Hamilton. Manitoulin arrived at 01:23 Saturday morning and departed at 09:21 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 10:10 to load at BNSF. As of Saturday night, Wilfred Sykes was unloading at Graymont, Stewart J. Cort was loading at BNSF, Algoma Guardian was waiting at anchor off Superior, and CSL Niagara arrived to anchor off Superior. Stewart J. Cort is estimated to depart Saturday night with iron ore pellets. Algoma Guardian will be the next to load. CSL Laurentien is expected to arrive and anchor Sunday early afternoon, Zeus/Deegan is expected in the afternoon to unload calcium chloride at Envirotech-Hallett #8, and CSL Tadoussac is expected Sunday evening to also anchor.
Thunder Bay, ON
Saturday; 11:16 G3 Marquis arrived at the G3 elevator to load wheat. 16:27 Fortunagracht departed for Port Colbourne. 18:31 The saltie Timgad arrived at Keefer Terminal to unload
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 18:06 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load limestone.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived from Charlevoix at 21:07 Friday with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal, and headed back to Charlevoix early Saturday (07/24) afternoon. Federal Ruhr arrived from Calumet Harbor at 23:34 Friday and proceeded to the Federal Marine Terminals dock to unload steel from Antwerp, Belgium. GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived from Alpena at 07:06 Saturday with cement for Lafarge.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: Caroline McKee/Commander remained in Chicago on Saturday.
Indiana Harbor: Lee A. Tregurtha departed overnight for Port Inland.
Gary: Edgar B. Speer arrived in Gary to unload on Saturday afternoon.
Burns Harbor: Hilke departed at about 4:15 pm Saturday. Iryda and Ijzerborg remained.
Grand Haven: Great Republic departed early on Saturday for Port Inland.
Northern Lake Huron
Little Current: Friday: 11:56 Sharon MI / Huron Spirit arrived and departed Saturday at 4:35 for Algoma Steel Sault Ste Marie.
Bruce Mines: Saturday; 7:18 Michipicoten arrived to load trap rock and departed at 18:16 for Goderich.
Port Dolomite: Friday;23:12 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 10:52 for Toledo.
Cheboygan: Saturday: 17:12 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes arrived at the US Oil Co terminal to unload petroleum products.
Calcite: Friday; 19:39 John G Munson arrived to load limestone. Saturday; 5:47 Hon James L Oberstar departed for Buffington. 14:37 John G Munson departed for Detroit.
Stoneport: Saturday; 1:04 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for the Saginaw River.
Alpena: Saturday; 9:03 The cement carrier Alpena departed for McGregor Bay.
Gderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Buffalo cleared 10.40 am Saturday upbound for Zilwaukee with salt. Algoma Innovator arrived 11.54 am Saturday loading at Compass Minerals. Innovator is ninetieth vessel for Goderich this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson departed for Cleveland late Friday night. American Courage came in to load Friday night. She departed at 14:36 for Cleveland.
Sandusky: Saginaw arrived at 09:19. She will load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Petite Forte/St.Mary’s Cement departed late Friday night. Walter J. McCarthy arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 00:47. She unloaded and departed at 11:47 for Duluth. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 03:37 to unload at RiverDock. She left for Drummond Island after unloading. Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 11:59. Unloaded and departed for Calcite at 20:25. American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 18:22.
Nanticoke: Saginaw unloaded and left for Sandusky. Algonova arrived at Imperial Oil at 09:30. Algonorth departed for Green Bay at 11:31.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
McKeil Spirit departed from the Lehigh Cement Dock on Saturday morning bound for Picton, Ont. in ballast.
Mariatown, St. Lawrence River – Ron Beaupre
23 July 2021
BBC RIO GRANDE loading grain at Johnstown.
TIM S DOOL, up, to anchor near Prescott.
08:24 BBC ST PETERSBURG of St. Johns, up, cargo, for Cleveland.
11:11 TIM S DOOL departs the anchorage up bound.
11:42 LAKE ST CLAIR of St. John’s, down, cargo.
11:46 LAMPSILIS, down, research vessel.
14:50 FLORENCE SPIRIT, down, cargo, for Baie Comeau.
18:00 DAMIA DESGAGNES, up, cargo.
20:28 ALGOMA NIAGARA, down, cargo, for Contrecouer.
22:11 KAMINISTIQUA, up, ballast, for Thunder Bay.
23:32 HARVEST SPIRIT, up, cargo, for Green Bay
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