Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Federal Champlain departed at 21:10 (CST) Wednesday night with petroleum coke. Taagborg arrived at 05:36 Thursday morning waiting to load petroleum coke after American Century. American Century departed at 08:06 with coal for St. Clair. Arthur M. Anderson departed at 13:38 with blast furnace trim for Gary. As of Thursday night, Indiana Harbor was still loading iron ore pellets at CN#6, John G. Munson was unloading at CN-Hallett #5, and Federal Katsura was anchored off Duluth waiting to load at SMET. American Mariner is expected Thursday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; she’s expected to depart empty to load in Two Harbors. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected Friday morning to load coal at SMET. Taagborg is estimated to depart sometime Friday morning with petroleum coke. Both John G. Munson and Indiana Harbor have unknown departure times.
Superior Entry: There wasn’t any traffic through the Superior Entry Thursday, and the only vessel in port was the salty Taagborg loading petroleum coke at SMET. Burns Harbor is expected to arrive Friday evening to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
No report.
Thunder Bay, ON
Wednesday; Destination updates; Florence Spirit is bound for Quebec City. Harvest Spirit is bound for Windsor. 20:52 Evans Spirit departed for Baie Comeau. 21:32 Saginaw weighed anchor and proceeded to the Superior Elevator to finish loading grain. Thursday; 4:32 Manitoulin arrived at the Richardson Current River Terminal to load grain. 5:55 Cuyahoga finished loading potash and departed for Sarnia. 13:03 Frontenac arrived at Viterra A to load wheat. 14:45 Algoma Strongfield departed for Port Cartier. Manitoulin shifted to the Richardson Main Terminal to finish loading.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Wednesday; 21:27 Manitowoc departed for Manistee. Thursday; 4:55 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 arrived to load limestone and departed at 9:26 for Grand Haven. 20:01 Joseph L Block arrived to load.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived from Alpena 17:41 Wednesday (06/02). After delivering cement at the Lafarge terminal, tug/barge cleared for Muskegon at 15:08 Thursday. No other marine traffic is currently expected.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Thursday; 3:46 Algoma Innovator arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Wednesday; 21:38 Great Republic arrived to load limestone and departed Thursday at 9:48 for Marine City. 20:27 Calumet arrived to load limestone.
Cheboygan: Wednesday; 9:04 Albert / tanker barge Margaret arrived at the US Oil Co. terminal to unload petroleum products and departed at 22:42 for Sarnia.
Stoneport: Thursday; 7:39 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived to load limestone and departed at 19:03 for Marine city. Herbert C Jackson arrived to load.
Alpena: Thursday; 16:27 G L Ostrander / Integrity arrived to load cement products.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Caribou arrived 7.16 am Thursday for the elevators. Algoma Compass and Sault expected in that order.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Kingsville: Sam Laud unloaded and departed for Cedarville at 12:32.
Marblehead: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 16:05.
Cleveland: Petite Forte/St. Mary’s Cement arrived at 03:02 to unload at St. Marys Jefferson Street terminal. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 11:25 to load at Cargill. Walter J. McCarthy Jr arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 12:13. New York/DS509A departed for Detroit. Sharon MI/Huron Spirit arrived late Thursday night.
Fairport Harbor: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived at 00:02, unloaded at Osborne and departed for Marblehead at 09:26.
Ashtabula: CSL Welland arrived at 19:44.
Nanticoke: Algosea and Algonova were at Imperial Oil.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
McKeil Spirit arrived at Lehigh Cement on Thursday morning.