Port reports are compiled from volunteer reader observations and AIS transmissions. Please send information about vessel arrivals and departures from your port to news@boatnerd.net by 9 p.m. (Eastern) nightly for them to be included in the next day’s news. Please include name of vessel, arrival time, day and dock it went to (if known). We welcome new reporters. If your port is not included, we would welcome your contributions. We are particularly looking for reporters for the St. Marys River, Southern Lake Michigan ports, Detroit, Toledo and the Hamilton/Toronto area.
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Indiana Harbor arrived at 19:49 (CST) Friday night to load coal at SMET. Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 03:02 Saturday morning to fuel; she later shifted to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Indiana Harbor departed at 09:04 with coal for St. Clair, Michigan. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 11:30 to take Indiana Harbor’s spot at SMET. American Mariner departed at 11:58 with wheat for Buffalo, New York. As of Saturday afternoon, Arthur M. Anderson was loading iron ore pellets at CN#6, John G. Munson was still unloading limestone at C. Reiss Coal, and Ocean Castle was still at anchor off Duluth waiting to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Paul R. Tregurtha is estimated to depart late Saturday night with coal. Arthur M. Anderson is estimated to depart early Sunday morning with iron ore pellets. John G. Munson is estimated to depart sometime Sunday morning with iron ore pellets as well. Finally, Ocean Castle is expected to arrive from anchor early Sunday evening to load wheat at Riverland Ag.
Superior Entry: Whitefish Bay arrived at 19:53 (CST) Friday evening to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Burns Harbor arrived at 01:00 (CST) Saturday morning to wait at Lakehead Pipeline. Whitefish Bay departed at 12:08 with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. As of Saturday afternoon, Paul R. Tregurtha was loading at SMET and Burns Harbor was loading at BNSF. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for her namesake port.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
Presque Isle departed Two Harbors on 6/12 at 14:02. No destination given. Due Two Harbors on 6/13 is the Oakglen. There is no scheduled traffic for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 6/13.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 9:11 Federal Asahi arrived at the Richardson Current River Terminal to load grain. 21:43 Juno departed for Montreal. Saturday; 15:40 Baie Comeau arrived at Viterra B to load wheat.
Marquette, MI – Art Pickering
Lee A Tregurtha arrived Saturday at the ore dock in Marquette’s upper harbor. H. Lee White is enroute in northern Lake Huron and should arrive Sunday. Two vessels are scheduled for arrival on Monday: Hon. James L Oberstar should arrive early Monday morning while the John J Boland should arrive late Monday night.
St. Marys River
Saturday traffic included Oakglen upbound for Two Harbors, MN, around noon. Algoma Guardian and H. Lee White were upbound in the evening. Edwin H. Gott, American Century, Erie Trader/Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Juno were among the downbounders.
Northern Lake Michigan:
Brevort: Saturday; 12:13 Calumet arrived to load processed sand and departed at 20:43 for Grand Haven.
Port Inland: Saturday; 15:55 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone.
Charlevoix: Friday; 22:03 Calumet arrived at St Marys Cement to unload and departed Saturday at 4:42 for Brevort.
Southern Lake Michigan
Stewart J. Cort departed Burns Harbor upbound Saturday early evening. Wilfred Sykes arrived.
Northern Lake Huron:
Port Dolomite: Saturday; 10:03 Great Republic arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 7:16 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Buffington. 12:21 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load and departed Saturday at 1:58 for the Saginaw River.18:12 Laura L Van Enkevort arrived to load.
Stoneport: Saturday; 3:04 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load and departed at 12:44 for the Saginaw River.
Alpena: Thursday; 20:38 Samuel De Champlain departed for Detroit. Friday; 13:55 The cement carrier Alpena arrived to load and departed Saturday at 11:25 for Milwaukee.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator departed for Saginaw Saturday. Robert S. Pierson arrived.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Sandusky: Sam Laud arrived at 01:37, loaded coal and left at 10:17 for the Soo. Kaye E. Barker arrived late Saturday night.
Lorain: Radcliffe R. Latimer departed at 03:24 with coke breeze. She’s headed to Port Cartier.
Cleveland: Sam Laud departed Friday night for Sandusky. After a delay at the Bulk Terminal, American Integrity left late Friday night for Silver Bay. Sea Eagle II/St.Marys Cement was is at St. Marys Cement Jefferson Street terminal. Mesabi Miner arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 10:39. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed for Milwaukee at 14:49. American Courage arrived at 17:09 with stone for RiverDock.
Fairport Harbor: Saginaw arrived about midnight Saturday morning, unloaded and departed for Meldrum Bay at 10:38.
Erie: John J. Boland departed for Two Harbors at 15:26.
Nanticoke: Algonorth arrived at Imperial Oil at 03:38. CSL Tadoussac and Algosea are due early Sunday morning.
Port Weller, ON
John D. Leitch is at the fitout wall at Port Weller with an expected departure this weekend. It has been almost 2.5 months after leaving her winter berth in Hamilton where she had problems in the tail shaft, delaying the start of her season. Her AIS says Lake Ontario Trials.