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Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
There will be a flurry of action to start the week, with the now rare arrival of the Herbert C. Jackson, the return of the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, and another visit from the Lee A. Tregurtha. After that, the Hon. James L. Oberstar will almost certainly stop by on her way back from unloading stone at Duluth/Superior.
Muskegon, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The relatively common visitor Kaye E. Barker arrived at 13:41 from Meldrum Bay. After unloading her load of stone at the lesser-used Cobb Verplank dock, she will depart for Port Inland.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe, MI: Sam Laud departed at 01:36 for an upper lakes port.
Toledo, OH: Arrivals were Clyde S . VanEnkevort/Erie Trader to Ironville at 09:40 and Evans Spirit to Midwest Terminal at 16:54. Departures were Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader for Marquette, MI at 15:12 and Algoma Transport for Hamilton, ON at 17:58.
Marblehead, OH: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH: Manitoulin is at the loader and Blair McKeil is berthed behind.
Cleveland, OH: Arrivals were Peyton Lynn C at 15:51 for dock 22E at the Port and Sea EagleII/St. Marys Cement II for the St. Marys Jefferson St. terminal. Federal Hudson and Federal Shimanto are at the Port. Calumet is running a shuttle. Happy River departed for Hamilton, ON at 12:19
Nanticoke, ON: Edwin H. Gott arrived at Stelco at 04:13, unloaded ore and departed for Two Harbors, MN at 17:12. Arthur M. Anderson arrived at Stelco at 16:32 with more ore for Stelco. Algonorth and Algosea remain anchored.
While we do not currently have daily write-ups for the following ports, their respective port authority websites post schedules of vessel traffic that are embedded below. Each schedule takes the form of a miniature webpage within a box – scroll with your cursor within the box (or slide your finger within the box on a mobile device) to move through the schedule as you would a normal webpage. To move up or down the actual Port Reports page itself, make sure your cursor/finger is outside of the box.
Green Bay, WI – Port of Green Bay
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Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
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- Saginaw always makes for a pleasant surprise in the Twin Ports. Gus Schauer image, October 16
- Unique clouds hang over the sky as the veteran laker heads for the bridge. Kevin Stern image, October 16
- Forces of good and evil tempt American Century out on the lake. David Schauer image, October 16
- H. Lee White takes in the picturesque Duluth hillside while unloading limestone across town in Superior. David Schauer image, October 16
- J.A.W. Iglehart and Samuel de Champlain/Innovation are a stark contrast side-by-side at Holcim. David Schauer image, October 16
- Harbor tour continues with a shot of Exeborg loading at Superior’s Gavilon terminal. David Schauer image, October 16
- Looking a little tipsy, American Courage lines up with the Blue Water Bridge above Port Huron. Andrew Guerriero image, October 16
- Herbert “Herbie” C. Jackson looks great as she approaches the last turn of the St. Clair River. Andrea Guerriero image, October 16
- CSL Tadoussac unloads at St. Marys beneath a blazing sun shining down on the River Rouge. Andrew Dean image, October 15








