Port Reports – November 16, 2022

Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from Tuesday, November 15. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net.

Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
RETURN OF THE KING: The Distinguished Honorable Interlake Steamship Company Fleet Captain Moosey Smith returned to the Twin Ports early Tuesday morning, heralded inbound the Superior piers at 01:09 to the sound of trumpets (Boatnerd’s independent sources are unable to confirm). After flawlessly guiding the vessel alongside the dock wall at BNSF, the hooved harbormaster ascended to his throne in the pilothouse and kept watch over the loading process throughout the remainder of the day. A lucky group of local photographers were given the opportunity to board the vessel and meet the master himself, during which he took a quick break from his ever-present duties to give a quick tour of the pilothouse and impress his subjects with the controls for the mighty Barker Bark. 

In other (considerably less important) traffic, Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived at 05:11 with limestone for Graymont hailing from the mines at Port Inland. Nearby tug/barge unit G.L. Ostrander/Integrity soon finished up discharging cement and, in an unusual move, proceeded to Fraser Shipyards midmorning for dry docking and a five-year inspection.

At 15:44, another Barker in port – this one of the Mark variety – pulled away from CN Dock 6 in the snow with a load of taconite pellets for Cleveland. She cleared beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge at 15:44 after crossing paths with Clyde/Trader in the inner harbor; the tug/barge combo was headed to the port terminal to fuel before departing themselves at 19:07 for a two hours’ trip to Two Harbors. American Spirit would also fuel upon a somewhat uncommon arrival via the Duluth Entry at 23:04. The footer is due next at BNSF after Captain Moosey is satisfied with his load.

See below for a video by Dan Mackey, one of Moosey’s guests, of the loading process at BNSF.

Holland, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Grand River Navigation’s Manitowoc arrived from Port Inland at 07:59 in the morning and left at 17:44 for Drummond Island after unloading stone at Verplank and Brewer’s City Dock. It was the Manitowoc’s sixth visit of the season. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 also arrived at 22:30 for Padnos.

Muskegon, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The floating pyramid Great Republic departed at 04:47 from Verplank (Cobb) to head to Calcite empty. It was her third visit this season after not making a trip before August of this year, and not making a single trip in 2021.

Manistee, MI – Chris Franckowiak
CALUMET is due Manistee around 3:30 AM Wednesday morning, 11/16 (pending favorable weather conditions). Rieth-Riley was able to secure a load of stone from Stoneport, MI. The ship should unload around 6-7 hours and should depart around noon.

Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass cleared 11.00 Tuesday upbound for Milwaukee with salt. Zelada Desgagnes continues loading at elevators. Algoma Buffalo loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Innovator tied up North Pier to load salt next.

Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Saginaw arrived at 00:30. Departures were Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder for Marblehead at 05:09 and Spruceglen at 11:08 for Baie Comeau. Herbert C. Jackson is getting repairs to her bow thruster.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at Holcim at 20:48.
Sandusky, OH: Kaye E. Barker arrived at 13:25 to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH: The saltie Fuldaborg left late Monday night for Detroit and Mesabi Miner departed for Duluth, MN at 02:56. Arriving late Monday night, Leonard M/Huron Spirit was at dock 26W at the Port unloading steel coils. She departed for Nanticoke at 14:36. G tug Indiana was out performing sea trials in Lake Erie. Sea Eagle II/St. Marys Cement II arrived at 14:09 and went to the St. Marys Jefferson St. terminal.
Ashtabula, OH: Kaye E. Barker left for Sandusky at 05:54.
Conneaut, OH: Walter J. McCarthy, Jr departed for the Twin Ports of Duluth/Superior at 03:02.
Buffalo, NY: NACC Capri is at Holcim Cement, arriving at 04:32.
Nanticoke, OH: Algosea arrived at 06:56 and anchored. Paul A. Desgagnes and Algocanada are at Imperial Oil. Presque Isle arrived at 16:25 and unloaded ore at Stelco.

Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The VERMONT helped out the NACC CAPRI on The 15th with another stern first tow up to Holcim at 6AM. 

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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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