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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: John D. Leitch departed at 23:32 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Joseph L. Block departed at 07:27 Saturday morning with blast furnace trim for Indiana Harbor. American Integrity arrived at 13:59 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Federal Weser arrived at 16:41 to unload cement at CRH. American Century arrived at 01:14 Sunday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. American Integrity departed at 11:50 with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. Oakglen arrived at 12:22 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. American Century departed at 16:01 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. As of Sunday night, Oakglen was loading at CN#6, Federal Weser was unloading at CRH, and Solina was at anchor off Duluth waiting to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected early Monday to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Oakglen is estimated to depart late morning or later with iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: American Mariner departed at 21:58 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. As of Sunday night, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. American Mariner is expected Monday evening to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Edwin H. Gott departed Two Harbors on 10/31 at 11:03 for Nanticoke. Arriving Two Harbors on 10/31 was the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. at 13:52. There is no scheduled traffic for Two Harbors on 11/1. As of 17:30 on 10/31 Northshore Mining in Silver Bay still had the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader at the loading dock. There is no inbound traffic scheduled for Silver Bay on 11/1.
Thunder Bay, ON
Sunday; 16:03 Federal Freedom departed for Montreal. 18:59 Federal Yoshino arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals to load. 19:13 Kaministiqua departed for Sorel.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Sunday; 8:13 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed at 16:06 for Spragge Harbour.
Charlevoix: Sunday; 5:03 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived at the St Marys Cement plant to load.
Northern Lake Huron
Midland: Sunday; 2:14 Frontenac departed for Thunder Bay.
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 6:47 Saginaw arrived to load limestone.
McGregor Bay: Sunday; 9:39 Algoma Compass arrived at Fisher Harbour to unload road salt and departed at 19:50 for Meldrum Bay.
Drummond Island: Sunday; 3:36 Michipicoten departed for Sombra.
Port Dolomite: Sunday; 6:39 John G Munson departed for Duluth Superior.
Calcite: Sunday 11:26 Herbert C Jackson departed for the Saginaw River. 14:02 John J Boland arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Saturday; 21:09 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Fairport. Olive L Moore / Menominee proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departed down bound on Lake Huron Sunday at 7:59.
Alpena: Sunday; 4:19 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 departed for Port Dolomite.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Yukina continues loading at elevators. Algoma Transport cleared 6.55am Sunday upbound to Duluth with salt. Algoma Sault loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Buffalo tied up North Pier to load salt next. Algoma Innovator remains ‘on the hook’ outside the harbour. Algoma Conveyor is upbound for Goderich as well…busy, busy !
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: James R. Barker departed for Two Harbors at 01:15. Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader left for Meldrum Bay. Barnacle is still at Andersons.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara departed for Hamilton at 13:17. Manitoulin arrived at 05:25. Sam Laud moved to the dock at 14:15.
Lorain: Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson arrived to unload at Terminal Ready Mix at 13:13.
Cleveland: McKeil Spirit arrived at Lehigh Cement at 00:01. Sea Eagle II/St.Marys Cement II departed at 02:54. NACC Argonaut arrived at 12:17 and anchored in Lake Erie. Wagenborg’s Beatrix arrived late Sunday night.
Fairport Harbor: Calumet is loading at Morton Salt.
Nanticoke: Algoma Intrepid arrived at Stelco at 01:57. Algoscotia departed at 18:23 for Montreal. Algoterra is at Imperial Oil.
Seaway – Rene Beauchamp
Four new ships are heading for various ports in the Seaway/G.L. beginning today. Octonaut for Clarkson today, Potentia for Valleyfield, Federal Frontier for Hamilton and Sloman Hestia also for Hamilton.
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