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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: American Mariner departed at 13:26 (CST) Tuesday afternoon with petroleum coke for Charlevoix. James R. Barker arrived at 14:00 soon after to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Erieborg departed at 19:55 with beet pulp pellets for Morocco. As of Tuesday night, Isadora was loading at Riverland Ag. Mesabi Miner is expected Tuesday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Mesabi Miner is estimated to depart Wednesday early afternoon.
Superior Entry: Michipicoten departed at 01:20 (CST) Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. As of Tuesday night, James R. Barker was loading at SMET. Frontenac is expected Wednesday evening to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors saw the departure of the Joseph L. Block on 11/9 at 04:22 for Indiana Harbor. The Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived Two Harbors on 11/9 at 06:28. As of 17:30 on 11/9 she was still at the loading. Presque Isle should arrive Two Harbors after the McCarthy Jr. departs. A possibility is she could go to North of #2 layby. Due Northshore Mining in Silver Bay on 11/10 is the Indiana Harbor.
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday; 2:15 Federal Weser departed for Montreal. 14:25 Tim S Dool departed for the Soo locks. 16:35 The salty Wigeon departed for Livorno Italy.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Tuesday; 17:54 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products.
Holland, MI – Bill Van Appledorn
Undaunted/PM 41 left port Tuesday 02:20 for Burns Harbor; Manitowoc arrived at 02:54, left at 12:17 for Stoneport; Great Republic arrived at 04:41, left at 16:05 for Calcite.
Milwaukee, WI – Timothy Keefe
Alpena arrived in Milwaukee with a load of cement on 11/9/2021.
Lake Huron
Thessalon: Monday; 23:16 Saginaw departed for Windsor. Tuesday; 16:25 Atlantic Huron arrived to load stone.
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 13:14 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 16:09 Kaye E Barker arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Tuesday; 6:28 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone. 10:41 John G Munson arrived and went to anchor. 18:37 Hon James L Oberstar arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Monday; 21:55 Herbert C Jackson departed for Detroit.
Alpena: Tuesday; 11:09 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation departed for Detroit.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Innovator cleared 8.30pm Tuesday upbound for Milwaukee with salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Sam Laud arrived at 05:19. She unloaded and left for Cedarville at 11:16.
Marblehead: Cuyahoga arrived at 04:48 to load at LaFarge. She departed at 17:27 for Windsor.
Sandusky: Algoma Transport loaded coal and departed at 15:33 for Hamilton.
Cleveland: Federal Mosel departed late Monday night for Detroit. Federal Ems arrived at 13:17 and proceeded to dock 24W at the Port. Algoma Buffalo arrived late Tuesday night.
Fairport Harbor: Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 12:08 to unload at Osborne.
Nanticoke: Algonova departed at 00:19 for Sarnia, CSL Tadoussac left at 01:53 for the Twin Ports and Olive L. Moore/Menominee left at 15:59. Algonorth is at Imperial Oil.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
McKeil Spirit arrived at the Lehigh Cement Dock at about 10:00 AM on Tuesday morning.
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