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Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors had no traffic on 10/12. The Whitefish Bay was showing Two Harbors, but ended up going to Duluth to load pellets at West of #6. Due Two Harbors on 10/13 is the Burns Harbor. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader on 10/12 at approx. 03:55. As of 18:00 on 10/12 she was still at the loading dock. Due Siver Bay on 10/13 is the Hon. James L. Oberstar. She is currently loading coal at SMET in Superior for Graymont in Superior. Earlier she had unloaded stone at the C. Reiss dock in West Duluth.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 15:05 Saginaw weighed anchor and proceeded to the Superior Elevator to load grain. 22:50 Harvest Spirit departed for Windsor. Tuesday 2:56 Frontenac arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 15:15 Saginaw departed down bound for the Soo. 15:22 Federal Delta weighed anchor and proceeded to the Superior Elevator to load grain.
Northern Lake Michigan
Charlevoix: Tuesday; 12:54 Bradshaw McKee / St Marys Challenger arrived to load cement products.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
Wilfred Sykes was at Burns Harbor Tuesday night. Heerengracht was loading at S. Chicago. Baie Comeau is due late Tuesday.
Northern Lake Huron
Thessalon: Tuesday; 0:01 Cuyahoga departed for Lorain. 8:50 Robert S Pierson arrived to load stone.
Calcite: Tuesday; 13:15 John G Munson arrived to load limestone.
Alpena: Tuesday; 4:01 GL Ostrander / Integrity departed for Green Bay.4:35 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass loading at Compass Minerals. Algoma Intrepid arrived 4.04 pm Tuesday, tied up North Pier. Algoma Niagara approaching next.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Joseph L. Block left late Monday night for Calcite and Manitowoc departed for Manistee. CSL St. Laurent, Federal Dart and Calumet arrived Tuesday evening.
Marblehead: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader left late Monday night for Fairport Harbor.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara departed for Nanticoke at 08:47.
Cleveland: Fivelborg arrived at the Port dock 24E at 06:06. Olive L. Moore/Menominee departed at 14:39 for Stoneport. Peyton Lynn C arrived at the Port dock 22E at 15:42. Algoma Buffalo departed at 17:48. Walter J. McCarthy arrived at 23:45 for the Bulk Terminal.
Fairport Harbor: Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrived at 05:14 to unload at Osborne. She left at 16:31.
Nanticoke: CSL Tadoussac departed at 08:44 for Two Harbors.Algocanada arrived at 02:36 and is at Imperial Oil with Algoma Hansa.
Rochester, NY – Tom Brewer
Salvage Monarch pushing the barge Metis departed about 18:30 bound in ballast for Toronto to layup.
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