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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Oakglen arrived at 17:52 (CST) Sunday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 20:45 to unload limestone at C.Reiss Coal. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 01:58 Monday morning with low sulfur coal. American Integrity arrived at 13:42 Monday afternoon to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Great Republic arrived at 15:30 to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. American Mariner departed at 16:22 with wheat for Buffalo. Oakglen departed at 19:14 with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Joyce L. VanEnkevort and Great Lakes Trader arrived at 19:37 to unload limestone at Graymont. Arthur M. Anderson departed at 01:48 Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. American Integrity departed at 02:16 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Great Republic departed at 02:31 empty to load iron ore pellets in Two Harbors. Finally, Joyce L. VanEnkevort and Great Lakes Trader departed at 07:06 empty to load iron ore pellets at Northshore Mining. As of Tuesday evening, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Avonborg is estimated to depart Tuesday night with beet pulp pellets. Algoma Transport is expected mid-morning Wednesday to unload salt at Compass Minerals. Mesabi Miner is expected in the evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: Joseph L. Block arrived at 11:16 (CST) Tuesday morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. As of Tuesday evening, Joseph L. Block was loading at BNSF while Avonborg was loading at Gavilon. Joseph L. Block is estimated to depart Tuesday night with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
The Great Republic arrived Two Harbors on 11/16 at 04:33 after unloading stone at CN-Hallett #5 in Duluth. She departed Two Harbors at 14:02 on 11/16. After departing Two Harbors she went to the South Shore and is currently running checked down off Superior. Arriving Two Harbors on 11/16 at 17:28 was the James R. Barker. As of 17:30 the Spruceglen was off Outer Island due Two Harbors. She’ll be loading for Quebec City. There is no traffic due Two Harbors on 11/17. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader on 11/16 at 11:40. Silver Bay has no inbound traffic scheduled on 11/17.
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday; 4:01 CSL St-Laurent arrived at Viterra A to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Monday; 7:53 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone and departed at 17:48 for Ludington.
Charlevoix: Monday; 9:07 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products and departed at 17:08 for Grand Haven. 13:26 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived and went to anchor. 17:54 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived and went to anchor.
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Alpena was placed in drydock Tuesday, followed by the Badger. Monday, the barge Lake Trader went into the floating dry dock and the tug John Marshall went back to Berth 1.
Northern Lake Huron
Alpena: Monday; 15:26 G L Ostrander / Integrity arrived at the Lafarge plant to load cement products.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 10:38 Manitoulin arrived to load limestone.
Calcite:Tuesday; 7:11 Undaunted / Pere Marquette 41 departed for Kingsville. 7:31 Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Monday; 3:05 John G Munson arrived to load limestone.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: American Courage departed for Lorain at 08:51.
Sandusky: Michipicoten loaded coal and left for Sault Ste.Marie at 07:32. CSL Niagara loaded coal for Hamilton and departed at 13:00.
Lorain: American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 16:38 to unload at LaFarge.
Cleveland: Indiana Harbor departed for Silver Bay at 04:19. Petite Forte/St. Mary’s Cement departed for Bowmanville at 10:04. Sharon MI/Huron Spirit arrived at 11:33 and went to her usual berth at dock 24N at the Port. Federal Ems is at the Port.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer arrived at 11:21 to unload at the P&C dock.
Nanticoke: Algoterra departed late Monday night for Sarnia. Hinch Spirit left at 12:19. Algonova moved to Imperial Oil Monday night. Arriving at Stelco was Olive L. Moore/Menominee at 11:31. She unloaded and left at 18:03. Frontenac arrived at Stelco at 15:53. Fleetmate CSL Tadoussac arrived at 18:50.Algoscotia and Algocanada are still anchored.
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