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Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
The American Spirit had a considerably shorter load than last time, clocking in at just under 24 hours when she left at 10:28 for Toledo. The Victory/Maumee would take her place 13 hours later at 23:36, breaking up the monotony of Interlake vessels and the Spirit.
St. Marys River – Know Your Ships
Interlake’s tug/barge combo Pathfinder/Dorothy Ann pulled up to the Carbide Dock mid-morning Saturday to discharge a cargo of road salt, the first such delivery this fall.
Toledo, OH: Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader departed Ironville at 01:04 and is destined for Stoneport. The Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived at 16:03 and Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit arrived at 17:08.
Sandusky, OH: Lee A. Tregurtha departed late Friday night for Zug Island.
Cleveland, OH: Leaving the Port docks Friday night was Federal Oshima, bound for Detroit. Interlake’s James R. Barker arrived at 07:47 to unload ore at the Bulk Terminal. Once empty, she departed for Two Harbors at 18:25. Cement carrier NACC Argonaut departed for Bath, ON. at 09:12. Spliethoff’s Floretgracht arrived at 09:55 and went to dock 22W at the Port. Sea Eagle II/St. Marys Cement II is at St. Marys Jefferson St. terminal. Federal Yukon arrived at 21:09 and went to dock 24E.
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
Click on vessel image for voyage info.
Hamilton, ON – Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
Scroll past AIS map for arrival/departure schedule.
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- Algoma Discovery takes on her first cargo of the season at BNSF. David Schauer image, September 24
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- American Century observes all in the Duluth-Superior Harbor with eyes in the back of her head. Jesse Nord image, September 24
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- Considered “small” by ship standards, Reestborg still towers above her surroundings in the Soo while locking downbound for Windsor. David Kaye image, September 24
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- A white morning sky in the Soo matches the road salt Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder are putting ashore at the Carbide Dock. Roger LeLievre image, September 24
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- A rare freighter appearence in Escanaba as Sam Laud takes a delay at the C. Reiss dock. Scott Best image, September 24
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- Sneaking up behind John J. Boland unloading gypsum at Green Bay’s GLC Minerals facility. Scott Best image, September 24
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- Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder depart Goderich with salt beneath a dramatic sky. Jon Jackson image, September 23
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- Laura L. VanEnkevort/Joseph H. Thompson on the Saginaw River, unloading the first part of a split cargo for the Wirt Stone Docks in Bay City and Saginaw. Todd Shorkey image, September 24
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- Buffalo-bound Mark W. Barker enters the St. Clair River with a load of sand, as seen from the Sarnia shoreline. Marc Dease image, September 24
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- Algoma Conveyor stops for fuel at Shell while heading up the St. Clair River for Goderich. Jeff Vandenberg image, September 24
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- Tug Paul L. Luedtke pulls an assortment of dredging equipment down the St. Clair River beneath dark skies. Lori Hannon image, September 24
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- Oakglen pays a rare visit to Ashtabula with a load of titanium slag from Sorel. Tom Burke image, September 24