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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: James R. Barker arrived at 04:27 (CST)Tuesday morning to take a delay at Port Terminal, then load iron ore pellets at CN#6. John G. Munson departed at 06:41 with iron ore pellets for Gary. Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at 09:08 to load petroleum coke at SMET. Great Republic arrived at 13:42 to first fuel at Husky then unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Finally, Alpena arrived at 14:03 to unload cement at Lafarge Superior. As of Tuesday afternoon, Great Republic was unloading at CN-Hallett #5 and James R. Barker was loading at CN#6. Fivelborg is estimated to depart early-evening with beet pulp pellets. Defiance/Ashtabula is estimated to depart mid-evening with petroleum coke. James R. Barker is estimated to depart early Wednesday with iron ore pellets. Great Republic is estimated to depart early-afternoon with iron ore pellets.
Superior Entry: Mesabi Miner departed at 01:50 (CST) Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Tuesday afternoon, Defiance/Ashtabula was loading at SMET, Fivelborg was loading at Gavilon, and Alpena was unloading at Lafarge Superior. No vessel traffic is expected until Thursday.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Spruceglen departed Two Harbors on 10/25 at 20:13 for Quebec City. The Indiana Harbor arrived Two Harbors on 10/25 at 20:27. She departed on 10/26 at 15:49 with no updated AIS. The Arthur M. Anderson arrived Two Harbors on 10/26 at 07:27 for South of #1 layby. She shifted from layby between 16:28 and 16:45 to South of #2. Presque Isle arrived North of #2 at 08:45. She did load most of the day at the gravity dock. Nothshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the arrival of the Dirk S.VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader on 10/26 at 04:06. Also arriving Silver Bay on 10/26 was the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader at 12:00.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 23:44 The saltie Solina arrived at Keefer Terminal. Tuesday; 4:54 CSL St Laurent arrived at Viterra A to load grain. 5:13 Algoma Guardian arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 13:59 Algoma Niagara departed for Hamilton.15:34 Frontenac arrived and went to anchor.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Monday 19:08 American Mariner departed for Duluth Superior.
Charlevoix:Tuesday; 5:12 Caroline McKee / Commander departed for a southern Lake Michigan port. 7:20 H Lee White arrived at the St Marys Cement plant to unload petroleum coke.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
South Chicago: John D. Leitch departed the Calumet River around midnight, followed later in the morning by Manitoulin.
Indiana Harbor: Burns Harbor remained docked at Indiana Harbor Tuesday.
Buffington Harbor: Joseph L. Block arrived on Tuesday after spending the past couple days anchored off Ludington waiting out weather. The Block departed around 7:30 PM.Gary: Edgar B. Speer arrived early Tuesday afternoon to unload.
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Stewart J. Cort, Federal Freedom, and Lubie all departed Burns Harbor early Tuesday morning. Federal Hudson remained in port.
St. Joseph: Manitowoc arrived in St. Joseph Tuesday night.
Northern Lake Huron
Lower St Marys River: Tuesday; 6:22 After waiting out the weather Herbert C Jackson weighed anchor and departed for Detroit.
Port Dolomite: Monday; 22:43 Manitowoc departed for the St Joseph River.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 9:39 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived to load limestone.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Compass was anchored outside GoderichTuesday waiting for winds to reduce.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Toledo: Hon. James L. Oberstar departed for Marquette at 16:26. Sharon M1/Huron Spirit left at 18:42 for Sault Ste. Marie. Saginaw departed at18:45.Evans Spirit, Federal Yoshino and Barnacle are still in port. Prentiss Brown/St. Mary’s Challenger arrived at 18:14.
Cleveland: Algoma Buffalo, Federal Kushiro, Calumet and NACC Argonaut are all in port. American Courage is running shuttles.
Ashtabula: Cuyahoga arrived late Tuesday night.
Conneaut: American Integrity arrived late Tuesday night.
Nanticoke: Algocanada and Hinch Spirit are at Imperial Oil. Algonorth is anchored off of Port Dover.
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