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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry:
American Century arrived at 01:49 (CST) Sunday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. American Mariner arrived at 04:17 to load wheat at General Mills, Superior. Avonborg arrived at 10:58 to load beet pulp pellets at Gavilon. American Century departed at 13:32 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 14:00 to load low sulfur coal at SMET. As of Sunday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Oakglen is expected Sunday evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Arthur M. Anderson is expected Sunday night to unload limestone at C.Reiss Coal. Great Republic is expected Monday afternoon to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Joyce L. VanEnkevort and Great Lakes Trader are expected Monday night to unload limestone at Graymont.
Superior Entry:
Burns Harbor arrived at 18:55 (CST) Saturday night to load at BNSF; they departed at 09:56 Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Sunday afternoon, Avonborg was loading at Gavilon, American Mariner was loading at General Mills, Superior, and Paul R. Tregurtha was loading at SMET.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Edwin H. Gott arrived Two Harbors on 11/13 at 17:33. She departed on 11/14 at 05:40 for Gary. Arriving Two Harbors on 11/14 at 14:03 was the American Spirit. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Dirk S. VanEnkevort on 11/14 at 07:52.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 8:06 The saltie Lake Ontario weighed anchor and proceeded to the MobilEx Terminal to load potash. Saturday; 13:02 Kaministiqua arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain.Sunday;7:01 Algoma Strongfield arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 16:36 Federal Champlain finished loading and shifted to the main anchorage.
St. Marys River
Downbound traffic Sunday included Frontenac, Stewart J. Cort, Edgar B. Speer and CSL Tadoussac. Great Lakes Trader/Joyce L. VanEnkevort were upbound
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Saturday; 4:50 Joyce L Van Enckevort arrived to load limestone and departed at 21:47 for a Lake Superior port. 23:11 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone and departed Sunday at 9:28 for Burns Harbor.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports|Bradshaw McKee/St. Marys Conquest arrived from Manitowoc at 20:41 Saturday with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal and cleared for Charlevoix at 04:09 Sunday (11/14). Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 22:34 Saturday with scrubber stone for We Energies. After unloading, she moved to the mooring basin. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder remained at the salt dock. Federal Mosel arrived from Burns Harbor at 09:04 Sunday and tied up at the Federal Marine Terminals dock, south slip 1, outer harbor. She carries steel from IJmuiden, Netherlands. Kaye E. Barker and Laura L. Van Enkevort/Joseph H. Thompson were both stopped in the Lake just southeast of the city.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: Algoma Compass shifted further upriver overnight, departing port Sunday morning.
Indiana Harbor: John D. Leitch remained in Indiana Harbor on Sunday. Mesabi Miner arrived to unload late Sunday afternoon.
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Federal Mosel departed overnight for Milwaukee. Federal Rideau remained in port on Sunday.
Northern Lake Huron
Parry Sound: Saturday; 4:24 Cuyahoga arrived to unload road salt and departed at 11:15 for Meldrum Bay.
Meldrum Bay; Friday; 21:16 Algoma Innovator departed for Marine City. 22:32 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 7:12 for Manistee. Sunday; 1:32 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed at 9:22 for Holland.
Port Dolomite: Saturday; 20:11 Great Republic departed for Duluth Superior.
Calcite: Friday; 23:55 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for Detroit. Saturday 3:29 John G Munson arrived to load limestone. 6:18 Arthur M Anderson departed for Duluth Superior. 6:51 Defiance / Ashtabula arrived to load limestone. 20:35 John G Munson departed for Detroit. 21:57 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Burns Harbor. Sunday 2:12 Manitoulin arrived to load limestone and departed at 8:10 for Sombra.
Stoneport: Saturday; Lee A Tregurtha departed for Milwaukee.
Alpena: Saturday; 22:51 Samuel DeChamplain / innovation arrived at the Lafarge plant to load and departed Sunday at 19:35 for Milwaukee.
Port Gypsum Saturday; John J Boland arrived to load gypsum and departed Sunday at 2:10 for Waukegan.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Transport loading at Compass Minerals Sunday. Transport’s 3rd appearance in Goderich this season. Algoma Niagara and Algoma Innovator on the hook outside Goderich to load salt next, in that order. It is the 8th visit for Niagara and 22nd visit for Innovator.
Lake Erie Ports for Sunday – Bill Kloss
Sandusky: CSL Niagara is still at anchor. Michipicoten arrived at 21:10.
Cleveland: NACC Argonaut arrived at LaFarge at 17:11. Peyton Lynn C departed for Montreal at 20:35. Petite Forte/St. Mary’s Cement and Federal Ems and are still in port.
Ashtabula: Spruceglen departed at 06:57 for Two Harbors.
Conneaut: Walter J. McCarthy arrived at 12:43 to unload at the Pittsburgh & Conneaut dock.
Erie: Algoma Intrepid arrived with salt from Goderich at 10:23. She unloaded and departed for Goderich at 17:23.
Nanticoke: Hinch Spirit arrived at Imperial Oil at 00:45. Algonova, Algoterra and Algoscotia are at anchor. Sea Eagle II/St.Marys Cement is anchored off of Port Dover as well. Presque Isle arrived at Stelco late Sunday night.
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