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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
After a long stay at BNSF 5 waiting for weather conditions to improve, CSL Niagara was finally able to depart with her 30,000-ton Hibtac cargo early Wednesday morning. The Canada Steamship Lines self-unloader cleared the Superior piers at 01:19 en route to Nanticoke. James R. Barker was the only other vessel passage of the day, proceeding inbound the Superior Entry for the first time in about two or three years to load Hibtac pellets at BNSF 5. The 13:20 arrival was “Bark”-less, as the vessel’s two-toned serenade is the captain’s wonderful tradition reserved for Canal Park and Aerial Lift Bridge while in the Twin Ports. Others in port on the Superior side of the harbor were Federal Seto loading wheat at CHS 1 and Lee A. Tregurtha undergoing the final stages of fit-out. The veteran laker is now expected to get underway for the first time this season on Friday at the earliest. There was no traffic on Wednesday in Duluth, though Walter J. McCarthy Jr. remains at CN 6 loading iron ore.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
Edwin H. Gott arrived Two Harbors on May 31 at 19:41 and departed on June 1 at 07:58 for the Gary Works. Also arriving Two Harbors on the first day of the month at 20:34 was John D. Leitch. Cliffs Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader on June 1 at 03:42 for Toledo. There is no traffic scheduled for either port on June 2.
Marquette, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
American Spirit is still under the chutes at the north side of the LS&I dock. As evidenced by her rare trips to Marquette last year, loading a footer in the Upper Harbor is a particularly lengthy process.
St. Marys River – Roger LeLievre
A quiet Wednesday on the river was punctuated by the downbound passage of the cruise ship Viking Octantis in the afternoon. Although the sun was out, NW winds made it feel more like winter than June 1. Her next port of call is Alpena, MI.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: CSL’s Trillium-class vessel Whitefish Bay got underway from Morton Salt after dark and cleared the Calumet River at 00:51 Wednesday morning. Caroline McKee/Commander followed her outbound in the early-morning hours for Charlevoix at 04:21. The venerable Arthur M. Anderson made another appearance in port this season when she arrived at 14:38, backing down the river to KCBX. On her way in she passed saltwater vessel Ale, still tied up at the Iroquois Terminal.
Indiana Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes was back on her usual routes after a rare trip to Cleveland and Detroit, arriving her home port of Indiana Harbor at 18:22. She was outbound for Burns Harbor at 23:05 following a stop at the dock just south of 7H.
Gary, IN: Arthur M. Anderson departed at 13:00 for nearby Calumet Harbor after unloading near the hopper at Gary Works. Presque Isle was inbound from Two Harbors at 17:58 and tied up in the same spot as the Anderson to unload Minntac pellets.
Burns Harbor, IN: Off the shuttles, Joseph L. Block departed Cleveland-Cliffs for Port Inland at 20:03; her spot at the dock was taken by the inbound Burns Harbor at 20:36.
Saginaw River, MI – Todd Shorkey
Sloman Discoverer was inbound on the Saginaw River Wednesday morning headed to Port Fisher Terminals in Bay City to unload wind turbine tower segments, with the tug Manitou assisting her to the dock. This was the first-ever visit to the Saginaw river for Sloman Discoverer.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Paul R. Tregurtha arrived for Mistersky at 2:55 following a lengthy delay unloading coal at St. Clair and Monroe. At the same time, Atlantic Huron departed Windsor across the river and proceeded upbound towards Lake St. Clair on her way to Sault Ste. Marie. Cruise ship Ocean Explorer was a 06:55 arrival and tied up at the Port Authority dock, as usual, while Herbert C. Jackson sailed up the River Rouge for Dearborn with Tilden Pellets from Marquette. She will be offloading her cargo at the Cleveland-Cliffs facility. The Tregurtha was underway for Duluth-Superior to resume her weekly trips in the coal trade at 08:27. G.L. Ostrander/Integrity departed the Detroit River downbound for Toledo with cement after a partial unload at Lafarge Algoma Sault arrived from Nanticoke for St. Marys on the Rouge at 12:54, and American Integrity pulled alongside Mistesrky to refuel at 17:15. The Jackson, Integrity, and Explorer departed at 19:27 for Sandusky, 20:47 for Two Harbors, and 22:07 for Little Current, respectively. Florence Spirit is at ADM in Windsor while Federal Bering sits close behind her at anchor.
Monroe, MI – Samuel Hankinson
Wednesday morning, the motor vessel Calumet backed into the DTE Monroe Power Plant with a load of limestone.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Paul R. Tregurtha departed for Superior at 03:21. Calumet arrived at 09:39. She unloaded and left at 16:03 for Cleveland.
Toledo, OH: Mesabi Miner arrived at 14:58, followed by G.L. Ostrander/Integrity at 16:22. The Miner went to CSX and Ostrander/Integrity to Lafarge/Holcim. Leonard M/Huron Spirit arrived at 20:34.
Marblehead, OH: Olive L. Moore/Menominee left late Monday night for Lorain. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson loaded for Fairport Harbor, departing at 14:48.
Sandusky, OH: Kaye E. Barker departed for Green Bay.
Lorain, OH: Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at 13:47 to unload at Holcim. Once empty, she departed for Cleveland at 19:17.
Cleveland, OH: Cruise ship Ocean Explorer departed late Monday night for Detroit and fleetmate Ocean Voyager arrived at 07:14. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation is at Lafarge, arriving Monday night. Polsteam’s Narie entered the Port at 06:21, going to Dock 24W. American Courage arrived at 09:12 with stone for Cliffs. Algoma Buffalo is at Cargill to load salt. She arrived at 10:17. USS Minneapolis-St. Paul departed at 14:45. Ebroborg arrived at 20:34.
Conneaut, OH: American Integrity left for Two Harbors at 01:41. Edgar B. Speer is at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke, ON: Departures were Algoma Sault for Valleyfield and CSL Tadoussac for Duluth. Harvest Spirit arrived at Stelco at 13:27 to load steel coils. Algonorth arrived at 15:17 and dropped anchor. Algocanada is at Imperial Oil.
Hamilton, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
CCGC Griffon was back for the Canada Centre for Inland Waters at 06:43, at which time the tanker Harbor Progress weighed anchor and took her place at Agrico to discharge UAN. Blair McKeil was the only other Wednesday traffic when she departed G3 Canada with grain for Three Rivers. Also enjoying a stay in Hamilton are Puna loading grain at P&H, Federal Freedom at Federal Marine Terminals with Belgian steel, Iver Ambition unloading coal tar at Ruetgers, and Federal Hunter finishing up a load of grain at the Richardson elevators. Chem Hydra and Solina are waiting for dock space at anchor.