Port Reports – November 10, 2022

Port and vessel activity from November 9, 2022.

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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Unfortunately, a rare visit by Saginaw to BNSF was obscured entirely in the darkness after a quick overnight load and subsequent departure for the Soo at 04:45. She is due back again later this month and will hopefully yield better opportunities for picture-taking that time around. Regular customer CSL Tadoussac made her way inbound the Superior piers in a twofer 20 minutes later after sitting at anchor since around midnight, commencing a 30,000-ton load of Hibtac pellets destined for the furnaces at Stelco’s Lake Erie Works.

Around 07:40, near-simultaneous passages of a pair of ASC footers saw Burns Harbor arrive her Superior stomping grounds and American Integrity bid farewell to Duluth. The Burns headed to Enbridge to take a delay while waiting for her turn at BNSF, while the Integrity is on her way to St. Clair to deliver coal to the Belle River Power Plant. After lightening her load, the remaining 30,000 tons of the footer’s cargo will be making their way to Sam H. & Co. in Monroe. A third fleetmate, American Century, was inbound Duluth at 09:03 to take over at SMET for a similar load of coal, later departing at 22:16 to follow in the footsteps of sister Integrity. CSL Tadoussac had left Superior for Nanticoke about five hours earlier; Burns Harbor immediately shifted over to begin loading.

Four vessels were motionless Wednesday and remained in port overnight: Mesabi Miner at CN Dock 6, Fagelgracht at Clure Public Marine Terminal, Federal Katsura at Ash Grove, and Fivelborg across the way at Gavilon.

Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
It was about as typical of a day as it could get on Wednesday, with the departure of the Victory/Maumee at 03:35 for Toledo, and an arrival by the Hon. James L. Oberstar at 19:09.

Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Polsteam’s Lubie arrived from Burns Harbor at 06:24 Wednesday with steel from IJmuiden, Netherlands. She backed into south slip one, outer harbor, and tied up at the Federal Marine Terminals dock. This is Lubie’s third visit to the city in 2022. In May and July she also brought steel from IJmuiden – Polsteam has a long-term contract with Tata Steel to move product from its IJmuiden facility to the Great Lakes. After delivering cement at the Kinnickinnic River terminal, Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest cleared for Charlevoix at 09:53. After delivering cement at Lafarge, Samuel de Champlain/Innovation cleared for Calumet Harbor at 21:53.

Holland, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Manitowoc was out in the opening hours of the morning, departing for Indiana Harbor at 02:26. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 would arrive at 04:32 and depart at 14:35, scheduled for Gary next. Ahead, the old timer Cuyahoga will make another appearance.

Muskegon, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Kaye E. Barker was outbound by 05:09 for Port Inland after unloading stone at Verplank. As is sometimes the case, it appears the Barker will be headed back to Muskegon in the next day or so.

Alpena, MI – Jason Luther
The ATB G.L. Ostrander/Integrity moored under the silos, from Cleveland, at LaFarge late yesterday evening.

Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Prentiss Brown/St. Marys Challenger was a late night arrival to unload cement at St.Marys.
Marblehead, OH: American Courage is still at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH: Algoma Innovator arrived at 11:22 to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder was a late Tuesday night arrival to the Bulk Terminal to load a shuttle. Departures were Algoma Buffalo at 02:49, loaded with salt for Toronto, ON, Petite Forte/ St. Marys Cement empty for Bath, ON at 11:01 and McKeil Spirit empty for Picton, ON at 15:27.
Fairport Harbor, OH: Algoma Intrepid weighed anchor and went to the dock at Osborne at 11:36 and unloaded stone. She departed for Cleveland at 19:36.
Erie, PA: Algoma Innovator departed for Sandusky, OH at 00:59.
Nanticoke, OH: Algocanada departed with petroleum products for Sarnia, ON at 10:27  Algoma Hansa weighed anchor at 10:29 and moved to load at Imperial Oil. Edwin H. Gott departed for Two Harbors at 14:11. Algonorth and CSL Laurentien are at anchor. John D. Leitch and Philip R. Clarke are at Stelco.

Seaway – René Beauchamp
The Original EasyMax Type vessel EGBERT WAGENBORG (sister to MAXIMA – here in July/22) is expected in Montreal Nov. 14 with a Chicago destination.   

She is currently in Philadelphia after a 17 day voyage from Szczecin, Poland.

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Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
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