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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: John D. Leitch arrived at 20:32 (CST) Thursday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Joseph L. Block arrived at 09:22 Friday morning to load blast furnace trim at CN-Hallett #5. As of Friday afternoon, John D. Leitch was loading at CN#6 while Joseph L. Block was loading at CN-Hallett #5. John D. Leitch is estimated to depart sometime Friday afternoon or evening with iron ore pellets. Joseph L. Block is estimated to depart early Saturday with blast furnace trim. American Integrity is expected early afternoon to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Federal Weser is expected mid-afternoon to unload cement at CRH. Finally, American Century is expected Saturday night to load low sulfur coal at SMET.
Superior Entry: CSL Tadoussac departed at 21:25 (CST) Thursday night with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 21:30 to load at BNSF; they departed at 08:45 Friday morning with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Friday afternoon, American Mariner was loading at BNSF. American Mariner is estimated to depart Friday night with iron ore pellets.
Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Burns Harbor arrived Two Harbors on 10/29 at 07:52 for South of #2. The Edgar B. Speer arrived off Two Harbors at approx. 13:00 on 10/29. Due Two Harbors on 10/30 is the Edwin H. Gott. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Atlantic Huron at 08:50 on 10/29 for Quebec City. There is no inbound traffic scheduled for Silver Bay on 10/30..
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 18:56 Federal Shimanto departed for Quebec City. Friday; 8:05 Algoma Strongfield arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain.Federal Freedom shifted to Viterra B to finish loading. 16:35 RT. Hon Paul J Martin arrived at Viterra A to load grain.
Northern Lake Huron
Midland: Friday; 16:10 Frontenac arrived to unload wheat at the ADM elevator.
Meldrum Bay: Thursday; 19:31 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed Friday at 3:26 for Holland.
Thessalon: Friday; 7:22 Sam Laud arrived to load stone and departed at 15:47 for Detroit.
Bruce Mines: Thursday; 20:09 Manitoulin arrived to load traprock and departed Friday at 7:42 down bound on Lake Huron.
Port Dolomite: Thursday; 17:35 Herbert C Jackson arrived to load limestone and departed Friday at 6:19 for the Saginaw River.
Alpena: Friday; 8:34 Defiance / Ashtabula departed for Stoneport. 10:13 Samuel De Champlain / Innovation departed for Chicago. 11:43 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Federal Yukina arrived 3.21 pm Friday and is at elevators. Algoma Transport, Algoma Compass, Algoma Sault and Algoma Buffalo are expected in that order. Busy time.
Lake Erie Ports for Friday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Paul R. Tregurtha unloaded at DTE and departed for Superior at 08:31.
Toledo: Evans Spirit arrived at 01:14.
Sandusky: CSL Laurentian left for Hamilton and Algoma Conveyor departed for Bowmanville. Kaye E. Barker arrived at 03:39 to load coal for Green Bay.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed with road salt for Milwaukee. McKeil Spirit is due Saturday morning.
Fairport Harbor: Calumet arrived Thursday night.
Nanticoke: Algocanada left for Sarnia. CSL Niagara departed at 13:37. Algoterra arrived at Imperial Oil at 02:10 and joined Algoscotia at the dock.
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