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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Tug Victory and barge Maumee departed at 20:28 (CST) Sunday night with wheat for Buffalo. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 00:30 Monday morning with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder departed at 04:05 with iron ore pellets for Toledo. Miedwie arrived from anchor at 05:33 to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Michipicoten arrived at 13:21 to fuel and load iron ore pellets at the CN#6 gravity loader. James R. Barker arrived at 16:29 to load low sulfur coal at SMET. As of Monday night, Michipicoten was loading at the CN#6 gravity dock and Miedwie was loading at Riverland Ag. Presque Isle is expected Monday night to fuel then load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Michipicoten is estimated to depart late Monday night with iron ore pellets. Arthur M. Anderson is expected early Tuesday to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5; they will be loading iron ore pellets at CN#6 on departure. James R. Barker is estimated to depart early-morning with low sulfur coal. Finally, Hon. James L. Oberstar is expected early-morning to unload limestone at C.Reiss. While in port, the Oberstar will be loading coal at SMET for delivery to Graymont.
Superior Entry: No traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Monday night, James R. Barker was loading at SMET. Stewart J. Cort is expected early-afternoon Tuesday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Edwin H. Gott departed Two Harbors on 10/11 at 03:32 for Nanticoke. Due Two Harbors on 10/12 is the Whitefish Bay. On 10/11 at 06:00 she is in the vicinity of the Detour Reef Light. There is no traffic due Two Harbors on 10/11. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Dirk S.VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader depart on 10/11 at 02:03 for Toledo. Due Silver Bay on 10/12 is the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader.
Thunder Bay, ON
Sunday; 16:39 Harvest Spirit arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain.18:52 Federal Delta arrived at the main anchorage. 21:06 CSL Welland departed for Montreal. Monday; 6:45 Algoma Guardian arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain. 11:41 Saginaw arrived and went to anchor south of the Welcome Islands. 13:54 Ocean Castle departed for Hamilton. 15:01 Harvest Spirit shifted to Viterra A to finish loading grain. 16:59 Federal Shimato arrived at the main anchorage. 17:03 Federal Ruhr departed for Sorel. 17:45 Osogovo finished unloading at Keefer Terminal and shifted to the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Monday; 11:27 Wilfred Sykes arrived to load limestone and departed at 17:02 for Burns Harbor.
Charlevoix: Monday; 19:45 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest departed for Chicago.
Northern Lake Huron
Meldrum Bay: Sunday; 20:33 Whitefish Bay arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 1:25 for Duluth Superior.
Thessalon: Monday; 15:14 Cuyahoga arrived to load.
Stoneport: Sunday; 21:36 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone and departed Monday at 14:15 for Marysville.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report. Algoma Compass, Algoma Intrepid and Algoma Niagara expected in that order.
Lake Erie Ports for Monday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Joseph L. Block made a rare lower lakes appearance as she arrived at 08:30 to unload at Cliffs HBI plant. CSL Laurentian departed at 12:22.
Marblehead: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader is at LaFarge.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara arrived at 13:21. H. Lee White departed for Detroit at 18:42.
Cleveland: Calumet departed for Detroit at 04:46. American Integrity left at 06:03. American Courage arrived at 07:42 to run shuttles. Algoma Buffalo was anchored in Lake Erie. She came in to load at Cargill at 19:19. Olive L. Moore/Menominee arrived at the Bulk Terminal at 19:03.
Ashtabula: American Courage departed for Cleveland at 03:31.
Conneaut: Algoma Compass departed for Goderich at 01:30.
Nanticoke: Olive L. Moore/Menominee departed for Cleveland at 03:14. CSL Niagara left late Sunday night for Sandusky. Algosea left for Sarnia at 20:31. Late Monday night arrivals were Algoma Hansa and CSL Tadoussac.
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