Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 09:10 (CST) Tuesday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. H. Lee White arrived at 11:57 to unload limestone at Envirotech-Hallett #8; she’s expected to load wheat at General Mills, Superior once finished. Edgar B. Speer arrived at 14:57 to take a delay at Port Terminal. As of Tuesday night, Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was loading at CN#6 while Edgar B. Speer was taking a delay at Port Terminal. Lee A. Tregurtha is expected Tuesday night to unload limestone at Graymont. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is estimated to depart Wednesday morning with iron ore pellets. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected early afternoon to load coal at SMET. Great Republic is expected Wednesday night to unload limestone at C.Reiss Coal.
Superior Entry: CSL Tadoussac departed at 08:08 (CST) with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. CSL Assiniboine arrived at 09:10 to load at BNSF. As of Tuesday night, CSL Assiniboine was loading at BNSF, H. Lee White was unloading at Envirotech-Hallett #8, and Manitoulin was waiting at anchor outside Superior. CSL Assiniboine is estimated to depart Tuesday night with iron ore pellets; Manitoulin should arrive as soon as Assiniboine departs. American Spirit is expected late Wednesday morning to load at BNSF. Algoma Discovery is also expected late morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 16:46 Algoma Conveyor arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals to load coal and departed Tuesday at 5:58 for Detroit. 12:13 Tim S Dool arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Brevort: Tuesday; 16:22 John J Boland arrived to load processed sand.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Tuesday; 13:55 Michipicoten arrived to load trap rock.
Drummond Island: Monday; 22:46 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to finish loading and departed at 3:58 for Cleveland.
Calcite: Tuesday; 16:03 John G Munson departed for a Lake Superior port.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 2:14 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for Marysville.
Alpena: Tuesday; 4:30 John J Boland departed for Brevort.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas.
No traffic to report.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Herbert C. Jackson arrived at 18:27.
Sandusky: Algoma Buffalo did not load coal as reported yesterday, but she discharged salt from Goderich. After she unloaded, she left for Cleveland at 01:59. Kaye E. Barker did, however, arrive to load coal at 07:54. She departed for Green Bay at 16:28.
Cleveland: G tugs Arizona and Massachusetts arrived at the Great Lakes Shipyard at 04:08. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 06:18 to load salt at Cargill. American Courage is back on the shuttles and New York/DS509A is at Marathon. Afternoon and evening arrivals were Manitowoc at 14:52 for Ontario Stone, Victory/ Maumee at 20:05 and Petite Forte/ St. Mary’s Cement at 21:09.
Conneaut: Indiana Harbor arrived at the P&C dock late Tuesday night.
Erie: Sam Laud departed for Toledo at 12:08.
Nanticoke: Algosea departed for Tracy at 10:37. Algonova is still at Imperial Oil.
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