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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: John G. Munson arrived at 20:02 (CST) Friday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 00:55 Saturday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. John G. Munson departed at 07:06 empty to load iron ore pellets in Two Harbors. Algoma Transport departed at 10:33 with petroleum coke. Mesabi Miner arrived from anchor at 11:15 to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Finally, Presque Isle arrived at 14:22 to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. As of Saturday afternoon, Presque Isle was unloading at CN-Hallett #5 while Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was loading at CN#6. Mesabi Miner is estimated to depart Saturday night with low sulfur coal. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is estimated to depart early Sunday with iron ore pellets. Presque Isle is estimated to depart mid-morning empty for Two Harbors. American Century is expected Sunday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6.
Superior Entry: Victory/Maumee arrived at 01:10 Saturday morning to load at BNSF; they departed at 11:12 with iron ore pellets for Sault Ste. Marie. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 11:18 to load at BNSF. As of Saturday afternoon, Stewart J. Cort was loading at BNSF, Mesabi Miner was loading at SMET, John G. Munson was anchored off Superior waiting to load iron ore pellets at Two Harbors, Frontenac was anchored off Superior waiting to load at BNSF, and CSL Tadoussac was anchored off Superior waiting to load at BNSF. Stewart J. Cort is estimated to depart Saturday early evening with iron ore pellets; Frontenac should arrive after they depart. CSL Tadoussac will load after Frontenac. Burns Harbor is expected Sunday afternoon to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors saw the arrival of the Edwin H. Gott on 11/20 at 05:40, As of 17:30 0n 11/20 she was still at the loading dock. Also arriving Two Harbors on 11/20 at 08:52 for North of #2 gravity dock was the Michipicoten. Currently anchored off Sand Island on 11/20 and awaiting Two Harbors is the Edgar B. Speer. Anchored off Duluth on 11/20 and awaiting Two Harbors is the John G. Munson. The Presque Isle arrived Duluth the afternoon of 11/20 with a cargo of limestone for CN-Hallett #5. After she’s light she will load in Two Harbors. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Indiana Harbor on 11/19 at 17:30. As of 17:30 on 11/20 she was still at the loading dock. Due Silver Bay on 11/21 is the Atlantic Huron. At aprox. 17:15 on 11/20 the Speer got underway for Two Harbors.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 0:52 CSL St Laurent departed for Montreal. 7:18 Isa weighed anchor and proceeded to the Superior Elevator to load grain. Saturday; 4:12 Vitosha departed for Montreal. 5:48 Federal Mosel departed for Montreal.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Friday; 15:10 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Conquest arrived at the St Marys plant to load cement products and departed at 21:00 for Cleveland. Saturday; 4:59 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products and departed at 12:41 for Manitowoc, 12:50 Caroline McKee / Commander arrived to load cement products.
Port Inland: Friday; 6:09 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Ashtabula. Saturday; 14:57 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone.
Northern Lake Huron
Stoneport: Friday; 12:39 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived to load limestone and departed Saturday at 5:13 for Detroit. 18:56 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 2:14 John J Boland departed for Detroit. Saturday; 11:09 H Lee White arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Sam Laud departed Friday morning for the Saginaw River.
Drummond Island: Saturday; 6:51 Laura L Van Enkevort arrived to load limestone and departed at 18:56 for Fairport.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Ems and Saginaw continue at elevators. Algoma Conveyor expected next for salt.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: American Integrity
Marblehead: Calumet arrived at 02:36, loaded at LaFarge and departed for Marine City at 17:07.
Sandusky: Blair McKeil is at the dock. CSL Niagara arrived at 02:09, loaded coal and departed for Hamilton at 16:30.
Cleveland: Manitowoc departed for Toledo at 05:00. Algoma Buffalo arrived at 07:33 to load salt at Cargill. Happy Rover arrived at 13:31 and went to dock 22E at the Port. Robert S. Pierson arrived at 18:34 and went to Ontario Stone to unload.
Ashtabula: Algoma Buffalo departed for Cleveland at 00:28. Lee A. Tregurtha left for Marquette at 04:40.
Nanticoke: Algoscotia departed for Montreal at 11:33. Algoma Hansa departed for Tracy at 20:54. Algocanada is at Imperial Oil. Algonova arrived at 14:09 and went to anchor. Algonorth arrived at 21:10.