Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: No traffic has taken place since Sunday evening. As of Monday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is expected late Tuesday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Edgar B. Speer is expected early afternoon to fuel at Husky. H. Lee White is due in the evening to unload limestone at Envirotech-Hallett #8. Lee A. Tregurtha is expected Tuesday night to unload limestone at Graymont.
Superior Entry: CSL Niagara departed at 02:09 (CST) Monday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. CSL Laurentien arrived at 02:34 to load at BNSF. Tug Zeus and barge Deegan departed at 09:45 empty for Ludington. CSL Laurentien departed at 13:47 with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. CSL Tadoussac arrived at 14:05 to load at BNSF. As of Monday night, CSL Tadoussac was the only vessel in port on the Superior side. CSL Tadoussac is estimated to depart early Tuesday with iron ore pellets. CSL Assiniboine is expected Wednesday mid-morning to load at BNSF.
Thunder Bay, ON
Sunday; 2:30 Cuyahoga arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals to load potash. 15:32 G3 Marquis departed for Quebec City. 20:43 Cuyahoga departed for Toledo. Monday 6:28 Federal Nagara arrived at Keefer Terminal.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Saturday; 23:00 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader departed for Escanaba. 23:45 Great Republic arrived to load limestone. Sunday; 0:32 Lee A Tregurtha arrived and went to anchor. 14:57 Great Republic departed for Detroit. Lee A Tregurtha proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed Monday at 5:16 for Duluth Superior.
Charlevoix: Sunday; 10:22 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 16:53 for Toledo.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Algoma Innovator arrived from Goderich at 11:44 Monday (07/26) with salt from Compass Minerals. She backed into the inner harbor and dropped deicing salt on a discharge pad. After delivering steel, Federal Ruhr cleared for Thunder Bay at 16:10.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: G.L. Ostrander/Integrity departed early Monday morning for St. Joseph, where they remained for the rest of the day. Frontenac arrived on Monday afternoon with assistance from tug Cleveland.
Indiana Harbor: Mesabi Miner arrived about 6:30 pm Monday evening to unload.
Gary: Presque Isle arrived at about 10:00 am Monday morning with Arthur M. Anderson following at about 11 am. Anderson departed around 7 pm.
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor arrived early Monday morning. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder and Iryda remained at the port. Ijzerborg departed around 7:30 pm.
Grand Haven: Calumet arrived late afternoon.
Northern Lake HuronMcGregor Bay: Saturday; 21:19 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge Whitefish River Terminal to unload and departed Monday at 9:20 for Alpena MI.
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 5:43 Calumet arrived to load limestone and departed at 15:38 for Grand Haven. 17:05 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 6:19 for Detroit.
Drummond Island: Monday; 5:43 Michipicoten arrived to load limestone and departed at 16:39 for Algoma Steel, Sault Ste Marie.
Cheboygan: Sunday; 5:40 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Toledo.
Calcite: Sunday; 8:47 H Lee White arrived to load limestone. 14:54 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone. Monday; 0:44 H Lee White departed for Duluth Superior. 10:50 Clyde S Van Enkevort / Erie Trader proceeded to the dock to load limestone after being at anchor since 1:53. 11:07 Victory / Maumee departed for Cleveland. 11:11 Laura L Van Enkevort arrived to partially load and departed at 18:58 for Drummond Island to finish loading. 19:08 John G Munson arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Sunday; 1:07 Kaye E Barker arrived to load limestone and departed at 20:50 for Detroit. Monday; 13:39 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Sunday; 10:50 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation arrived to load cement products and departed Monday at 11:25 for Detroit. 19:20 John J Boland arrived at the Lafarge plant to unload. 21:00 The cement carrier Alpena arrived to load.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
Algoma Buffalo cleared 3.14 am Monday downbound for Sandusky with salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Monday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: American Courage departed for Cleveland at 13:08.
Sandusky: Algoma Buffalo arrived at 20:20 to load at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Algoma Intrepid departed with salt for Thorold. Beatrix left for Detroit and BBC St. Petersburg left for Chicago. New York/Double Skin 509A arrived at 12:03 and went to the Marathon terminal. American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 17:23. She unloaded at RiverDock.
Erie: Sam Laud arrived at 07:18.
Nanticoke: Algoma Sault left for Quebec at 19:52.
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