Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: James R. Barker departed at 22:53 (CST) Monday night with low sulfur coal. They returned at 07:32 Tuesday morning to take a delay at Port Terminal; they then departed again at 16:02 for St. Clair. As of Tuesday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Stewart J. Cort is expected early Wednesday to take a delay at Port Terminal before moving to BNSF for iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: Frontenac arrived at 23:59 (CST) Monday night to load at BNSF; they departed at 11:54 Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. As of Tuesday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Superior side. Algoma Sault is expected early Wednesday to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Presque Isle arrived Two Harbors on 19:37 for North of #2. She shifted from North of #2 to South of #2 between 23:40 and 00:02. She probably took on 10,000 to 12,000 ton of pellets at the gravity dock. She departed Two Harbors on 10/19 at 09:40 for Nanticoke. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Lee A. Tregurtha on 10/19 at 00:03. She is loading at the portable conveyors. Probably is loading chips/fines for Burns Harbor. Neither Two Harbors nor Silver Bay have any traffic scheduled for 10/20.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder left Monday night for Cleveland. American Courage arrived to load at 01:02. She departed for Fairport Harbor at 15:22.
Sandusky: CSL Niagara departed for Nanticoke at 06:07. Algoma Conveyor arrived at 06:00 and went to anchor. Michipicoten arrived at Norfolk Southern at 07:19, loaded and departed at 20:20.
Cleveland: Algoma Buffalo departed late Monday night for Oshawa Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at 04:38. Federal Satsuki arrived at 16:01 and went to dock 24W at the Port.
Fairport Harbor: American Courage arrived from Marblehead at 21:10.
Ashtabula: Robert S. Pierson left Monday night for Picton.
Conneaut: Edgar B. Speer arrived at 12:04 to unload at the P&C dock.
Erie: American Mariner left for Calcite at 02:42.
Nanticoke: Algosea left at 10:27followed by Algocanada at 11:00. Both are headed to Sarnia. CSL Tadoussac arrived at Stelco at 04:56. Atlantic Huron is at anchor off of Port Dover, arriving at 12:16. CSL Tadoussac departed for Bowmanville at 13:51. Atlantic Huron went to Stelco at 14:30. CSL Niagara arrived from Sandusky at 20:02 and went on the hook.
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