Port and vessel activity from Friday, July 28, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net.
Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney
As of 18:00 Friday night, the Edwin H. Gott was loading at the Two Harbors shiploader.
St. Joseph, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
A pretty sweet day for boatnerds and bakers alike was on the menu for St. Joe, with the recipe calling for 2 boats, 3 port calls, and… 91 donuts!?! That’s not a typo from frosting-covered fingers — a grand total of 7 baker’s dozen pastries from Red Coach Donuts were delivered by Harbormaster Michael Moran on Friday, tying a St. Joughnuts daily record and making some ship crews very happy!
The first batch of lucky sailors were those on the beloved steamer Alpena, arriving at 08:26 on just their first visit of the season. The oldest ship on the Great Lakes would unload cement at Holcim and load up on St. Joughnuts swag ashore before backing out the river at 19:33, bound for Muskegon, MI, with the remainder of her powdered cargo (and maybe powdered donuts).
Known sweet tooth Sam Laud was next to arrive at 20:54, in need of some sugar after a quick trip to Muskegon, MI, early in the day to offload a few thousand tons of her aggregate cargo. After waiting for the pesky Amtrak train to cross the swing bridge, the Laud slipped through for a midnight snack at Dock 63, unfortunately amidst a torrential downpour. But as this author can attest, St. Joughnuts taste great even in the rain!
Monroe, MI – Bill Kloss
Harvest Spirit delivered steel coils to the Port dock.
Toledo, OH – Bill Kloss
Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader unloaded ore at Ironville then left for Marquette, MI. James R. Barker delivered ore to Torco, then departed for the Twin Ports. Albert/Margaret is at the Gradel Dock. Algoma Transport was a late night arrival.
Marblehead, OH – Bill Kloss
Robert S. Pierson departed with limestone for Fairport Harbor.
Sandusky, OH – Bill Kloss
CSL Niagara left with coal for Nanticoke.
Cleveland, OH – Bill Kloss
Algoma Buffalo departed with road salt for Thorold, ON. Arrivals were Imke to the Port, Dock 22E and tugs Manitou and Meredith Ashton. Meredith Ashton is at Dock 24W and Manitou is at the Great Lakes Shipyard. Still in port are Federal Cedar and American Courage.
Fairport Harbor, OH – Bill Kloss
Robert S. Pierson unloaded stone at Osborne. She departed on a trip back to Lake Ontario once empty.
Ashtabula, OH – Bill Kloss
Barnacle departed to Thunder Bay and CSL Welland is at the Pinney Dock.
Conneaut, OH – Bill Kloss
Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. unloaded ore at the P&C Dock then left for Duluth.
Erie, PA – Bill Kloss
Manitowoc delivered limestone to Carmeuse.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
CSL Niagara departed Lackawanna for Sandusky with a partial coal cargo at 21:30 on July 26.
Next up will be Defiance/Ashtabula with sand for CSI Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Nanticoke, ON – Bill Kloss
Algoberta is loading at Imperial Oil. Delivering to Stelco were CSL Niagara with coal and Atlantic Huron with ore. Algoterra joined Algoberta at Imperial Oil later in the day.
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Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton–Oshawa Port Authority
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