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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Outbound Duluth for Cleveland early Thursday morning was Walter J. McCarthy Jr., clearing the piers at 04:40 with UTAC pellets after a long load at CN 6. James R. Barker departed Superior at 07:14 with 60,000 tons of Hibtac bound for Burns Harbor, an uncommon route for the footer. Duluth saw the arrival of American Mariner to load grain at General Mills Superior at 08:35. The Mariner will likely be delivering the cargo to Buffalo, a trip she typically makes several times over the course of a season. Passing under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge less than an hour later were Defiance/Ashtabula, headed for CN-Hallett 5 with limestone. After discharging their cargo at the dock, the pair is expected to shift across the bay and load petroleum coke at Midwest Energy. Defiance and her barge are still at Hallett as of 21:30 Thursday night. Federal Seto is still loading wheat at CHS and is expected to depart sometime on Friday, June 3. Also in port is Lee A. Tregurtha at Fraser Shipyards; she too is expected to leave the Twin Ports on Friday to begin her season.
Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney
John D. Leitch departed Two Harbors on June 2 at 08:11 for Quebec City. As of 18:00, CSL Laurentien and American Integrity are upbound in the St. Marys River for Two Harbors.
Marquette, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
American Spirit departed her north-side LS&I berth in the early-morning hours, spun around in the lake, and proceeded inbound to face the opposite direction as before, still on the north side. This unusual procedure allows the footer to evenly load under the gravity chutes. Victory/Maumee arrived at 15:10 for the south side of the dock. American Spirit departed for good Thursday evening at 18:18 with Tilden pellets for Cleveland.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Anglian Lady/Ironmaster arrived from Burns Harbor at 11:03 Wednesday and tied up at the heavy lift dock to offload Canadian steel. The pair cleared for Sault Ste. Marie at 15:43. Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger arrived from Charlevoix at 13:44 with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal. They cleared for Charlevoix at 03:25 Thursday. Alpena is expected Friday morning with cement for Lafarge.
Southern Lake Michigan Ports – Joshua Hebeisen
Calumet Harbor, IL: Her holds filled with coal at the KCBX terminal in South Chicago, Arthur M. Anderson cast off from the dock and steamed up the Calumet River bound for the lake. She cleared the breakwater at 15:03 en route to Green Bay. Ale departed Iroquois at 17:12, leaving no major vessels in port as of Thursday evening.
Gary, IN: Presque Isle set off on her usual run to Two Harbors at 09:53.
Burns Harbor, IN: Wilfred Sykes arrived at 01:13 for the north end of the Cleveland-Cliffs dock after making a short trip over from Indiana Harbor. John G. Munson would follow her inbound at 03:56 with lime for Carmeuse; Great Lakes Fleet’s workhorse left for Port Inland and more stone at 15:19. Burns Harbor remains tied up south of Wilfred Sykes at Cliffs.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Argentia Desgagnes cleared 23:22 late Wednesday, June 1 downbound to Windsor. Saginaw pulled up to the elevators at 10:41 Thursday. Algoma Sault also arrived 13:01 Thursday loading at Compass Minerals; this is the eighth appearance for Algoma Sault here this season.
Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Algoma Sault was underway on the River Rouge early Thursday morning, departing Detroit at 03:26 for Goderich. She will likely be on another salt run after servicing St. Marys Cement in the Motor City. About two hours later, American Courage arrived from Cleveland at 07:27 to refuel on her way to Meldrum Bay. The Courage would continue her journey at 09:17. Everlast/Norman McLeod proceeded upbound for Sarnia at 06:53 after spending several days at CBM, and Ocean Voyager was in port at 07:30 to drop off passengers for a day in Detroit. Cruise ships like the Voyager are starting to become a familiar sight at the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority’s dock this season. Samuel de Champlain/Innovation were in port for Mistersky from 09:02 to 11:01, followed by their fleetmates G.L. Ostrander/Integrity between 11:42 and 14:06. The Champlain and her barge are headed to Alpena for another load of cement, while a refueled Ostrander is pushing Integrity to Essexville. Herbert C. Jackson arrived at 16:37 from Sandusky and settled in at DTE’s EEA Coke Battery on Zug Island. Ocean Voyager predictably departed for Little Current at 17:44. Florence Spirit is at ADM, Federal Bering is just behind her at anchor on the Detroit River, and Argentia Desgagnes is farther yet behind the Bering. The Desgagnes stopped to swing on the hook around 10:30.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Departures were Mesabi Miner for Duluth, Leonard M/Huron Spirit for Cleveland, and G.L. Ostrander/Integrity for Essexville. Arrivals were Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, Algoma Intrepid, and Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit.
Marblehead, OH: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived from Fairport Harbor late Thursday night to load at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH: Herbert C. Jackson arrived at 05:55, loaded coal and left for Detroit at 09:54.
Cleveland, OH: Departures were Ocean Voyager for Detroit, Samuel deChamplain/Innovation for Alpena, American Courage for Meldrum Bay, Algoma Buffalo for Oshawa, and Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement for Bath, ON. Arrivals were Olive L. Moore/Menominee with stone for Osborne and Calumet to load a shuttle. Arrivals for the Port were Wagenborg’s Ebroborg at Dock 24E and Leonard M/Huron Spirit at 24N. Narie is still at Dock 24W. Olive L. Moore/Menominee will load shuttles when empty.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived Wednesday night to unload at Sidley. The tug/barge left at 14:43 for a return trip to Marblehead.
Hamilton, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Cuyahoga, the oldest Canadian laker sailing the Great Lakes, blessed Hamilton with her presence Thursday morning at 06:55. After delivering a cargo of potash to Sylvite, the classic Maritimer was outbound for Contracoeur at 11:12. CCGC Griffon cast off from the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in the afternoon and reached Lake Ontario at about 16:52. Departing Richardson with grain was Federal Hunter at 21:40, reportedly due next in Ireland. There are a number of other vessels in port: Puna loading grain at P&H, Federal Freedom at Federal Marine Terminals with steel from Belgium, Iver Ambition at Ruetgers discharging coal tar, Harbour Progress at Agrico with UAN, and Solina and Chem Hydra at anchor.