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Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
American Integrity departed Two Harbors on 11/25 at 02:10 for Conneaut. The Victory/Maumee arrived Two Harbors on 11/25 at 02:29. She departed on 11/25 at 10:35 for the Soo, Ontario. There is no inbound traffic due Two Harbors on 11/26.Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes arrive on 11/24 at 22:28 and depart on 11/25 at 13:24. It has no updated AIS. I’ll assume she’s headed for Toledo. Arriving Silver Bay on 11/25 is the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader. She should arrive around 19:30. Due Silver Bay on 11/26 is the Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader. An update. The Joseph L. Block departed Two Harbors on 11/24 at 05:46 for Indiana Harbor.
Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday; 17:50 BBC Europe arrived at Keefer Terminal. Wednesday; 0:09 John D Leitch arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals to load coal. 0:39 G3 Marquis arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 9:38 Capt. Henry Jackman arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 18:06 The saltie Happy River arrived and went to anchor. 18:20 Rt Hon Paul J Martin departed Viterra A and went to anchor off of the Current River harbour entrance.18:41 Ojibway departed for Sorel. 19:19 Capt. Henry Jackman shifted to Viterra A to finish loading.20:38 Federal Caribou departed Keefer Terminal and shifted to the Richardson Current River Terminal to load grain. 22:00 John D Leitch departed for the Soo locks. Thursday; 6:44 Rt Hon Paul J Martin departed for Becancour.8:38 Sharon MI / Huron Spirit arrived to unload project material. 15:13 Algoma Intrepid departed for Toledo. 17:07 G3 Marquis departed for Bae Comeau.
St. Marys River
The Georgian Bay ferry Sandy Graham was upbound Thursday. She tied up at the Purvis Dock on the Canadian side. She is owned by Beausoleil First Nation.
Northern Lake Huron
Calcite: Wednesday; 13:12 American Spirit departed for Burns Harbor and at 15:21 went to anchor in Hammond Bay to wait out weather on Lake Michigan. 13:22 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes arrived to unload diesel fuel 13:44 American Mariner arrived to load limestone.21:03 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Green Bay. Thursday; 12:47 American Mariner departed for Green Bay.
Cheboygan: Wednesday;7:41 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Calcite
South Channel: Tuesday; 20:14 Sam Laud for Port Inland and at 22:56 John G Munson for Gary went to anchor off of Mackinaw City to wait out weather on Lake Michigan. Both vessels departed Thursday.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday Robert S Pierson departed for Sombra. 20:31 John J Boland arrived to load limestone and departed Thursday at 7:50 for Buffington.
Drummond Island: Tuesday:18:20 John J Boland departed for Port Dolomite. 19:07 Saginaw arrived to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 8:19 for Algoma Steel, Sault Ste Marie. 9:05 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone and departed Thursday at 5:52 for Detroit. 6:22 Saginaw arrived to load limestone
Bruce Mines: Thursday; 19:11 Robert S Pierson arrived to load trap rock.
Thessalon: Thursday; 18:40 Algoma Innovator arrived to load trap rock.
Meldrum Bay; Wednesday; 15:18 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Ems cleared 8.46am Thursday downbound for Sorel Quebec. Cuyahoga backed into Compass Minerals, must’ve been change in plans, she cleared Goderich and was upbound. Algoma Buffalo cleared 4pm Thursday downbound to Buffalo with salt. Federal Kumano arrived 9.13am Thursday and was at the elevators. Algoma Niagara is still expected.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Mesabi Miner arrived at 05:11 with a partial coal cargo for DTE. She departed for Duluth at 15:12.
Marblehead: American Courage departed with stone for Ashtabula at 11:57.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara is at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland: Assisted by G tug Pennsylvania, Polsteam’s Gardno arrived at 09:05 and went to dock 24E at the Port. Federal Nagara was at dock 24W and Indiana Harbor was at the Bulk Terminal.
Ashtabula: American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 19:27.
Nanticoke: Algocanada arrived at Imperial Oil at 19:42 and Frontenac arrived at Stelco at 20:36. Edwin H. Gott and CSL Tadoussac were anchored.
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