Port Reports – September 26, 2022

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Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Loaded with 25,500 Keetac pellets – her first cargo of the season – veteran bulker Algoma Discovery cleared the Superior Entry in the predawn darkness bound for Hamilton’s ArcelorMittal Dofasco works. She should spend the rest of the shipping season hauling ore between Lakes Superior and Ontario after basking up in Thunder Bay during the warmer months. Her 06:08 departure was perfect timing for the inbound American Integrity, who was able to take the dock around 07:00 and commence her load. The footer remains at BNSF as of Sunday night. A pair of the Integrity’s 1,000-foot ASC fleetmates, American Century and Walter J. McCarthy Jr., would be the only traffic on the Duluth side of the harbor with their respective departures. The Century was outbound at 10:09 from SMET with coal for St. Clair and Monroe, while the McCarthy bid farewell at 18:48 with CN 6 taconite for Cleveland.

Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo
Victory/Maumee departed for Cleveland at 06:08 after a speedy 6.5 hour load at LS&I.

Brevort, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
The run for sand at Brevort continues with John J. Boland, arriving at 15:30 to take on a load for Buffalo.

Escanaba, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
Sam Laud is taking a delay at the C. Reiss dock in the lower harbor. Vessel visits to the port have been rare following the closure of the CN ore dock in early 2017.

Sturgeon Bay, WI – Joshua Hebeisen
Stewart J. Cort is still waiting to begin her season at Bay Shipbuilding and should depart sometime early this week.

Port Dolomite, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
A trip up Green Bay and through the Straits of Mackinac would find Kaye E. Barker approaching picturesque Cedarville early Sunday morning, officially making her entry to Port Dolomite to load stone around 08:30. She would be back out on the lake 14 hours later en route to Lorain.

Spragge, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
Saginaw was inbound Serpent Harbour at 23:15 to take on a load of aggregate at Carmeuse.

Stoneport, MI – Joshua Hebeisen
At 03:00 Sunday morning, Presque Isle was treated to an uncommon appearance of CSL’s Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin. The Martin, due at the dock to load stone, would be forced to go to anchor alongside Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader and wait her turn in line. Clyde and her barge would leave the Canadian laker all alone out in the lake upon their 06:30 arrival, replacing fellow ATB pair Olive L. Moore/Menominee under the loaders. Moore and Menominee would then head south to their usual haunts along the Saginaw River. VanEnkevort’s own combo departed at 19:30 for Marquette; the Martin, however, still remains on the hook at the time of this writing.

Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
TBA tug Dorothy Ann with Pathfinder cleared 09.08 Friday upbound for Sault Ste Marie with salt.  Algoma Buffalo cleared 09.46 Saturday upbound for Milwaukee with salt.  Algoma Innovator cleared 03.12 Sunday downbound for Essexville with salt.  Algoma Conveyor arrived 16.56 Saturday loading at Compass Minerals.  John D Leitch arrived 03.45 Sunday, tied up at North Pier to load salt  next.

Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON – Joshua Hebeisen
A morning vessel lineup for fuel at Mistersky began around 02:30 with Interlake’s James R. Barker, upbound from her fleet’s home port of Cleveland, Ohio and in need of a drink of the petroleum variety. Her departure for Two Harbors at 07:53 allowed American Courage, slowly crawling up to the dock in anticipation of her turn, to tie up next. Hon. James L. Oberstar would employ a similar maneuver with a slow stroll up the Detroit River throughout the morning, finally getting her own chance to fuel after the Courage continued downbound to Cleveland shortly after noon. The classic laker would clear Detroit herself at 14:06 bound for Calcite. In the midst of all the fueling action, Iver Bright arrived at 09:50 for Ajax Paving; Reestborg went to anchor early afternoon to wait for Harvest Spirit at ADM. G.L. Ostrander/Integrity brought in cement for Holcim at 19:52, and Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader were late-night customers to Mistersky after the dock received an evening break. Saltie Federal Oshima remains at the Boblo Nicholson dock.

Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Toledo, OH: Arriving at 01:55 was the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader to unload at Ironville. She departed for Stoneport at 18:42 Once empty,  the Hon. James L. Oberstar departed for Calcite at 02:26. Algoma Transport arrived at 13:12 to load ore at Torco.  Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit is in port.
Kingsville, ON: Cuyahoga arrived at 01:08, unloaded stone at Southwestern Sales then left for Marblehead at 08:14.
Marblehead, OH: Cuyahoga arrived at 12:01 to load stone at Holcim.
Sandusky, OH: Manitoulin arrived at 05:01 to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH: Sea Eagle II/St. Marys Cement II departed for Hamilton, ON at 03:32. Floretgracht departed for Thunder Bay at 12:32. Federal Yukon is the Port docks. American Courage at 19:58.
Fairport Harbor, OH: The ATB Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at Osborne at 09:49 to unload stone. The tug and barge departed at 19:21.
Ashtabula, OH: Oakglen is at the Pinney dock.
Buffalo, NY: Mark W.Barker arrived at 07:36 to unload at CSI Sands.
Nanticoke, ON: Algoma Intrepid departed for Milwaukee. Philip R. Clarke arrived late Saturday night,  unloaded ore at Stelco and then left for Stoneport at 07:30. Edwin H. Gott was next to unload ore at Stelco, arriving at 03:18, followed by CSL Tadoussac at 15:17. Algocanada arrived at 10:33 and joined Algoterra at Imperial Oil. Edwin H. Gott departed for Two Harbors, MN at 19:28 and Algoterra left with petroleum products for Montreal, PQ at 20:20.

Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The New York – DS509A came back on the morning of the 19th for Suite Kote in Tonawanda. They were all done unloading there the next day and departed for Detroit around 8AM.

American Mariner arrived at 10PM on the 20th for the Frontier elevator with wheat from Superior. They departed by backing out without tugs at 4:30AM on the 22nd, bound for Sandusky.

The tug John Marshal returned from Erie,PA to Lackawanna on the afternoon of September 24th at 3PM with her deck barge Lake Trader. They secured at the Gateway Metroport Main Dock to load more windmill parts.

Interlake’s brand new 639-foot self-unloader Mark W. Barker arrived with a load of sand from Brevort for the CSI landing on the morning of the 25th at 8AM. She came in without tugs relatively quickly and then slowed down near the Skyway as the big freighter eased up the City Ship Canal.

Next up will be New York – DS509A with more asphalt for Tonawanda.

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