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: Joseph L. Block arrived at 22:29 (CST) Friday night to unload limestone at Graymont. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 01:54 Saturday morning to load coal at SMET; she departed at 14:01 for St. Clair. As of Saturday night, Joseph L. Block was loading blast furnace trim at CN-Hallett #5. Heerengracht is expected late Saturday night to unload general cargo at Port Terminal. Great Republic is expected early Sunday morning to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5.
Superior Entry: There hasn’t been any traffic through the Superior Entry in the last day. The next expected arrival is Burns Harbor late Sunday morning to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney\
Indiana Harbor departed Two Harbors on 6/18 at 10:03. The Edwin H. Gott stopped off Two Harbors at 17:06. She arrived Two Harbors on 6/18 at 10:35 The Spruceglen arrived off Two Harbors at 02:30. She stopped SW of Two Harbors. Presque Isle stopped off Two Harbors the afternoon waiting on South of #2. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader depart on 6/18 at 01:30 for Toledo.
Thunder Bay, ON
Saturday; 7:29 Federal Yoshino weighed anchor and proceeded to Thunder Bay Terminals to load. 14:23 Tim S. Dool departed for Baie Comeau.
Munising, MI
Herbert C Jackson is headed to Munising with coal from Toledo.
St. Marys River
Superior LCM was upbound Saturday for Hancock, MI. It is expected she will enter service running supplies to Isle Royale.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 21:36 John G Munson departed for Detroit. Saturday; 5:50 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone and departed at 15:26 for Ashtabula.
Charlevoix: Saturday; 0:07 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products and departed at 10:02 for Chicago.
Northern Lake Huron
Drummond Island: Saturday; 1:30 Saginaw departed for Algoma Steel Sault Ste Marie.4:52 Wilfred Sykes arrived to take on a partial load of limestone and departed at 16:39 for Port Inland.
Port Dolomite: Saturday; 11:04 American Mariner arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 23:13 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 departed for Kingsville. Saturday; H Lee White arrived to load. 4:06 Victory / Maumee arrived to load limestone. 20:04H Lee White departed for Cleveland.
Stoneport: Friday; 5:11 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for the Saginaw River.
Alpena: Friday; 3:57 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 departed for Calcite.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Intrepid was loading salt Sunday evening
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Sam Laud departed at 12:16 for Marine City.
Lorain: Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader arrived at 00:18 to unload at Lafarge. She left at 11:57 for Silver Bay.
Cleveland: American Integrity departed at 06:31.
Fairport Harbor: Frontenac left at 19:39.
Nanticoke: Algonorth and Algoma Hansa were at Imperial Oil. CSL Tadoussac and Algoma Transport are due Sunday morning.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
Algoma Sault was done unloading salt and departed Gateway Metroport for Goderich at 3:20AM on the 19th. Next will be the Defiance-Ashtabula with an ETA of 2PM.