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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
With 30,000 tons of Keetac pellets bound for Stelco’s Lake Erie Works, Frontenac pulled away from BNSF Dock 5 in the middle of the night and cleared the Superior piers at 03:13, headed to Nanticoke to deliver her cargo. The rising summer sun over Lake Superior would soon greet the inbound footer American Integrity, arriving Duluth beneath a patented Zenith City sunrise at 05:48 for a load of coal at SMET. Rare visitor Radcliffe R. Latimer was also due at the dock but anchored off the piers shortly after 08:00 to wait for the Integrity to finish loading. Algoma Central’s veteran was soon joined at anchor by unique Dutch saltie Maxima, continuing her North American tour with a stop at the head of the lakes. The Wagenborg newbuild is due to make her much-anticipated arrival after Polsteam’s Iryda finishes loading at Gavilon. Afternoon traffic included the Duluth arrivals of Mesabi Miner for taconite pellets at CN Dock 6 and Federal Kushiro for Berth 2 of the port terminal with 10,000 bags of barite from Antalya, Turkey. Kushiro joins her fleetmate Federal Churchill in port; the latter is still discharging cement at Ash Grove a few berths to the south. The Integrity and Latimer would switch places under one bridge lift just before 19:00 in the midst of a concert at Bayfront Festival Park. The 1,000-footer is headed for St. Clair and Monroe with 68,000 tons of coal, while the Canadian visitor is taking on a smaller load of 25,000 tons of petroleum coke. Concluding the day was Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin’s 22:43 Superior arrival for BNSF.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
Edgar B. Speer anchor off Port Wing, WI. After the James R. Barker departed Two Harbors the Edgar B. Speer left anchorage off Port Wing and went to Two Harbors. The Barker went to Indiana Harbor and the Speer went to Gary.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Indiana Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes arrived from Port Dolomite at 07:12 with stone for south of Dock 7H; she later shifted to Indiana Harbor West at 14:15.
Gary, IN: Arriving from Two Harbors at 10:43 on her weekly run was 1,004-foot Edwin H. Gott.
Burns Harbor, IN: Federal Beaufort departed FMT Burns Harbor at 22:56 Friday night for Nanticoke, with Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader also outbound Saturday morning at 06:04. After unloading at Carmeuse, the tug/barge combo is due next in Port Inland.
Northern Lake Huron Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Bruce Mines, ON: Manitoulin arrived at 18:40.
Meldrum Bay, ON: H. Lee White departed at 00:45 for Green Bay, her spot at the dock being occupied roughly 23 hours later by Algoma Intrepid.
Calcite, MI: A quiet day at the limestone ports continued with the sole arrival of John G. Munson at 19:32.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Transport cleared 10.54 Saturday upbound for Duluth with salt. Algoma Buffalo expected for salt next.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Several vessels made port calls at 23:00 Friday night after yesterday’s report was published. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation departed Mistersky for Alpena, Michipicoten cast off from Sterling upbound for the Soo, and John G. Munson snagged the empty Mistersky berth to fuel while on the journey north from Conneaut.
The Munson would leave the Detroit River at 01:17 early Saturday morning for Calcite. American Century stopped at Sterling Fuels at 04:00, while steamer Philip R. Clarke, making her first voyage since 2020 in a midsummer return to service, was a welcome sight at Mistersky about two hours later. The two American-flagged vessels departed at 06:40 and 08:56 for the Twin Ports and Two Harbors, respectively. Superior-bound CSL Tadoussac arrived for Sterling at 15:00 before continuing upbound at 18:10; Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader were next at Mistersky shortly before 23:00. The first vessel of the day not arriving in port to fuel, Saginaw tied up at ADM around midnight.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: American Century departed for the Twin Ports of Duluth/Superior late Friday night. Manitowoc weighed anchor and arrived at DTE at 03:20. She left for Toledo once empty. Harvest Spirit arrived at 21:05 to unload steel coils.
Toledo, OH: Arrivals were Manitowoc, Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader, Algoma Conveyor and CSL Niagara. After a 2 year lay up, Philip R. Clarke has finally returned to service, venturing out of Toledo at 04:32. She is making her way to Two Harbors, MN to load ore. Also departing were John D. Leitch, Sarah Andrie and Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader.
Sandusky, OH: Florence Spirit is loading coal for Hamilton, ON.
Cleveland, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 00:02 with stone for Osborne. Once empty, she moved to Cargill to load salt. Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived at 02:44 to unload cement at the St. Marys Columbus St. terminal. Other arrivals on Saturday were Victory/Maumee at 12:11 with Tilden ore for the Bulk Terminal and Cuyahoga at 12:31 with stoneforShellyMaterials. American Courage is on the shuttles for Cliffs. Departures were Harvest Spirit at 13:31, Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger for Toledo at 13:41,Isolda at 15:51, VictoryMaumee for Toledo at 19:50 and Fagelgracht at 20:22.
Ashtabula, OH: Calumet departed for Nanticoke late Friday night.
Conneaut, OH: Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. made the P&C dock 13:13.
Nanticoke, ON: CSL Tadoussac left late Friday night for Sault Ste. Marie. Calumet arrived at Stelco at 06:28. Most of the Algoma Tankers fleet is in Nanticoke as Algonova, Algocanada, Algonorth and Algosea are all at anchor and Algoscotia is at Imperial Oil.