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: American Mariner arrived at 19:31 (CST) Thursday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. John G. Munson departed at 22:28 empty for Two Harbors. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 05:14 Friday morning to first fuel then load coal at SMET. Taagborg departed at 15:09 with petroleum coke for France. Finally, Federal Katsura arrived from anchor at 18:35 to load petroleum coke at SMET. As of Friday night, Indiana Harbor was still loading at CN#6, and Paul R. Tregurtha was taking a delay at Port Terminal waiting to load at SMET after the Federal Katsura. Indiana Harbor is estimated to depart sometime Friday night with iron ore pellets. Federal Katsura is estimated to depart Saturday evening with petroleum coke. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin is expected Saturday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: American Mariner departed at 13:24 (CST) Friday afternoon with iron ore pellets for Algoma Steel. Burns Harbor arrived at 18:02 to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Besides Burns Harbor at BNSF, Federal Katsura was loading petroleum coke at SMET Friday night. Burns Harbor is estimated to depart sometime Saturday afternoon.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A Putney
John G. Munson arrived Two Harbors at 00:30. She departed Two Harbors on 6/4 at 07:42. Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors at 03:57. She shifted from North of #2 to South of #2 from 07:55 to 08:22. Presque Isle departed Two Harbors at 17:44 for Nanticoke. Due Two Harbors on 6/4 were the Presque Isle, John G. Munson and Michipicoten. American Spirit departed on 6/3 at 00:10 for Gary. Edgar B. Speer arrived Two Harbors on 6/3 at 00:45 and departed on 6/3 at 13:47 for Conneaut. Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader departed Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 6/3 at 13:47 with no destination given.
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 22:00 Frontenac departed for Port Colborne. 23:32 Saginaw departed for Toledo. Friday; 12:00 Manitoulin departed for Hamilton. 17:27 Federal Clyde weighed anchor and proceeded to Thunder Bay Terminals to load.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 2:01 John J Boland arrived and went to anchor. 11:01 Joseph L Block departed and is down bound on Lake Michigan.15:01 John J Boland weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load.
Charlevoix: Friday; 16:20 Algoma Mariner arrived at the St Marys Cement plant to unload.
Green Bay, WI – Jon
On Friday at 4:30 pm the Tug Michigan Barge Great Lakes arrived from Sarnia, ON with petroleum products for the U.S. Oil/Venture Terminal.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
No marine traffic at Milwaukee Friday (06/04), and none is currently expected.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Thursday; 18:48 Algoma Innovator departed for Winsor.
Drummond Island: Friday; 9:46 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Friday; 7:03 Calumet departed for Bay City. 16:10 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 6:33 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Friday; 13:07 Herbert C Jackson departed for Detroit.
Alpena: Thursday; 21:50 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Detroit.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass arrived 4.45 am Friday loaded salt, cleared 4.45 pm Friday downbound. Algoma Sault approaching. Algoma Intrepid expected next, after Sault.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson loaded and left at 08:19 for Marysville. American Courage arrived at 10:15.
Cleveland: Walter J. McCarthy left at 02:14 and Algoma Buffalo departed at 07:35. Sharon MI/Huron Spirit unloaded at the Port, Dock 24N and departed for Detroit at 12:29. Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 09:46. Nunalik arrived at the Port at 20:13.Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at the Bulk Terminal late Friday night. American Courage departed for Marblehead.
Ashtabula: CSL Welland is at the Pinney dock.
Nanticoke: Algosea departed at 05:30 for Tracy and Algonova left for Montreal. Algonorth moved in to load and Algocanada remains anchored.
Port Colborne, ON
A 170-tonne crane, nicknamed The Big Blue Crane, built in Manitowoc, Wisc., sat on a barge along the east pier of the Welland Canal beside Snider Dock Services in Port Colborne Thursday morning. According to American news reports, the $55-million (U.S.) crane was completed earlier this year at KoneCranes in Manitowoc and is bound for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, where it will be used to lift heavy items. The Tampa Bay, Fla.-based Dann Ocean Towing tug Sarah Dann and Hamilton-based McKeil Marine’s tug Molly M I were attached to the barge. It was unknown how long the crane would be in Port Colborne. View images at this link: https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/business/2021/06/03/photos-the-big-blue-crane-makes-port-colborne-stop.html
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
Karen Andrie – Endeavor departed Tonawanda around 7 AM on June 3rd.