Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Mesabi Miner arrived at 22:05 (CST) Saturday night to load iron ore pellets at CN#6; they departed at 11:50 Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. Ebroborg arrived from anchor at 17:30 to load wheat at Cenex Harvest States #1. As of Sunday night, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Paul R. Tregurtha is expected Monday night to load low sulfur coal at SMET. John G. Munson is also expected Monday night, but to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5.
Superior Entry: Whitefish Bay departed at 00:07 (CST) Sunday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. CSL Tadoussac arrived at 00:28 to load at BNSF. American Integrity arrived at 11:10 to take a delay at Lakehead Pipeline, waiting to load at BNSF. Stewart J. Cort arrived soon after at 11:25 anticipating CSL Tadoussac’s departure. CSL Tadoussac departed at 12:10 with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Stewart J. Cort departed at 19:38 with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Sunday night, American Integrity was loading at BNSF, and Ebroborg was loading at CHS#1. American Integrity is estimated to depart sometime Monday evening with iron ore pellets. Michipicoten is expected Monday night to load at BNSF.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors saw the departure of the CSL Welland on 9/11 at 17:39 for Quebec City. Due Two Harbors early on 9/13 is the Manitoulin after she was first scheduled for Superior. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Algoma Conveyor on 9/12 at 11:10 for Quebec City.
Thunder Bay, ON
Friday; 6:01 The CSL self- unloader Thunder Bay departed for Sydney NS. 18:07 Kaministiquia departed for Quebec City. 20:15 Maria G departed for Port Cartier. Saturday; 16:41 Federal Bering arrived and went to anchor. Sunday; 1:37 Federal St Laurent arrived and went to anchor. 3:40 The saltie Blackie arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 18:46 Tim S Dool arrived at the Superior Elevator to load grain. 19:20 The saltie Lake St Clair arrived and went to anchor.
Marquette, MI – Arthur Pickering
Sept 12th: The Lee A Tregurtha and the Michigan Trader visited the ore dock in Marquette’s upper harbor yesterday. Sunday, the Hon James L Oberstar was at the ore dock and should depart in the evening. It looks like American Spirit is scheduled to load ore at LS&I Marquette Monday evening, September 13, the first of two scheduled visits. She will have to switch sides in order to evenly load, since the chutes are not long enough to do so. And she will not carry her traditional 68,000+ tons because it’s not deep enough there to draft with that tonnage. The last 1,000- footer to go to Marquette was back in 2018, and she wasn’t there to load she was unloading.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Friday; 20:36 Manitowoc departed for Cleveland.
Charlevoix: Saturday; 22:12 Caroline McKee / Commander departed for Chicago. Sunday; 6:53 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 18:45 for Grand Haven.
Northern Lake Huron
Bruce Mines: Friday; 23:37 Sam Laud departed for Bay City
Thessalon: Sunday; 10:43 Atlantic Huron departed for Windsor.
Meldrum Bay: Saturday; 6:34 Kaye E Barker arrived to load limestone and departed at 20:24 for Muskegon.
Port Dolomite: Saturday; 3:22 Cuyahoga departed for Sombra.
Calcite: Saturday; 3:57 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Toledo. 19:34 American Mariner arrived to load limestone. 22:33 American Courage arrived to load limestone. Sunday; 9:58 Arthur M Anderson arrived and went to anchor. 12:01 American Courage departed for Fairport. 14:55 Clyde S Van Enkevort / Erie Trader arrived to load limestone.15:55 American Mariner departed for Bay City. 16:05 Arthur M Anderson weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load.
Stoneport: Saturday; 1:35 Hon. James L Oberstar arrived to load limestone and departed at 15:29 for Marquette.
Alpena: Saturday; 18:49 The cement carrier Alpena arrived at the Lafarge plant to load and departed Sunday at 0:26 for Bay City.
Port Gypsum: Friday; 23:58 John J Boland departed for Waukegan.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report. Algoma Intrepid holds record this season for salt following 23 appearances in Goderich thus far.
Lake Erie Ports for Sunday – Bill Kloss\
Kingsville: Cuyahoga arrived at 14:40, unloaded and departed for Marblehead at 18:22.
Marblehead: Cuyahoga arrived late Sunday night.
Sandusky: CSL Laurentian departed for Hamilton. Algoma Niagara was at Norfolk Southern to load coal.
Lorain: CCG Limnos departed at 12:46.
Cleveland: Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived Saturday night, unloaded at RiverDock and moved to Cargill to load salt. Puna left for Thunder Bay at 00:28. Petite Forte/St.Marys Cement departed for Charlevoix at 07:39. Manitowoc arrived at 11:40. Peyton Lynn C departed at 15:33. Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson was at RiverDock.
Erie: Victory/Maumee departed for Toledo.
Nanticoke: CSL Niagara departed for Duluth. Edwin H. Gott left. Algocanada remained anchored. Algosea raised anchor and left for Sarnia.
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