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Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: James R. Barker arrived at 06:59 (CST) Monday morning to fuel and load low sulfur coal at SMET. Oakglen changed orders from Two Harbors and arrived at 16:29 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 19:36 to fuel then load low sulfur coal at SMET. Polsteam’s Gardno arrived at 20:12 to load wheat at Riverland Ag. James R. Barker departed at 21:30 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Joseph L. Block departed at 22:15 with blast furnace trim for Indiana Harbor. Oakglen departed at 08:33 Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 10:22 with low sulfur coal for St. Clair. Defiance and barge Ashtabula arrived at 10:52 to unload limestone at Graymont. As of Tuesday afternoon, Gardno was loading at Riverland Ag. Arneborg is estimated to depart Tuesday evening with beet pulp pellets. Presque Isle is expected mid-evening to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Defiance and Ashtabula are estimated to depart late morning Wednesday with petroleum coke. Edenborg is expected early afternoon to load beet pulp pellets at Gavilon.
Superior Entry: G3 Marquis arrived at 22:06 (CST) Sunday night to load iron ore pellets at BNSF; they departed at 09:52 Monday morning for Quebec City. Stewart J. Cort arrived at 21:42 Monday night to load at BNSF; they departed at 07:27 Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Tuesday afternoon, Arneborg was loading at Gavilon and Defiance/Ashtabula were unloading at Graymont. American Integrity is expected Wednesday early morning to load iron ore pellets at BNSF.
Two Harbors: Edgar B. Speer arrived at 00:02 (CST) Monday morning to load iron ore pellets at CN; they departed at 14:09 for Gary. Edwin H. Gott arrived at 21:34 to load at CN; they departed at 11:24 Tuesday morning with iron ore pellets for Nanticoke. Burns Harbor arrived at 12:10 to load at CN. As of Tuesday afternoon, Burns Harbor was loading at CN; they are estimated to depart early Wednesday with iron ore pellets. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin is expected mid-morning Wednesday to load at CN.
Silver Bay: American Century departed at 17:05 (CST) Monday evening with iron ore pellets for Cleveland. As of Tuesday afternoon, no vessels were in port loading at Northshore Mining. Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Erie Trader are expected late Tuesday to load iron ore pellets at Northshore Mining.
Thunder Bay, ON
Monday; 7:56 Algoma Conveyor arrived at the MobilEx Valley Camp salt dock to unload. After unloading was completed she shifted to the Superior Elevator to load wheat. 20:04 American Mariner arrived at the Richardson Main Terminal to load grain. 23:34 CSL Welland departed for Montreal. 12:54 The saltie Eider arrived at the G3 elevator to load grain.18:00 American Mariner departed for Buffalo.
Northern Lake Michigan
Port Inland: Tuesday 3:18 Great Republic arrived to load limestone. 5:53 Calumet arrived and went to anchor.
Charlevoix: Tuesday; 8:59 Prentiss Brown / St Marys Conquest arrived to load cement products and departed at 15:48 for Cleveland.
Brevort: Tuesday; 10:07 Algoma Compass arrived to load processed sand.
Southern Lake Michigan – Stephen Sostaric
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor: Walter J. McCarty, Jr. departed Burns Harbor Tuesday morning, with Wilfred Sykes taking her place at the Cleveland Cliffs dock. Indiana Harbor remained at anchor in the lake until the Sykes departed in the evening, at which point Indiana Harbor took her place. Federal Nagara remained in port Tuesday.
Grand Haven: Saginaw arrived in Grand Haven Tuesday night.
Northern Lake Huron
Parry Sound: Tuesday; 7:02 Algoma Innovator departed for Meldrum Bay.
Meldrum Bay: Tuesday; 5:35 Herbert C Jackson departed for Muskegon.
Bruce Mines: Tuesday; 0:16 Saginaw departed for Grand Haven.
Drummond Island: Tuesday;16:43 Arthur M Anderson arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 6:08 Michipicoten arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Monday; 21:23 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone. 13:12 Victory / Maumee departed for Algoma Steel, Sault Ste Marie. 14:39 John G Munson arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 5:26 Hon. James L Oberstar arrived and went to anchor. 15:44 Kirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader departed for Toledo. Hon. James L Oberstar weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load limestone.
Alpena: Tuesday; 13:27 GL Ostrander / Integrity departed for Milwaukee.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report. Algoma Buffalo may be next.
Lake Erie Ports for Tuesday – Bill Kloss
Sandusky: John J. Boland arrived at 17:30 followed closely by CSL Niagara, arriving 51 minutes later.
Cleveland: Karen Andrie/Endeavor departed for Indiana Harbor at 10:53. John J. Boland left at 13:14 for Sandusky. Federal Shimanto arived at 19:01 and went to dock 24W at the Port. NACC Capri arrived to unload at LaFarge late Tuesday night. American Courage is on the shuttles.
Fairport Harbor: Manitowoc departed at 16:02.
Ashtabula: Johanna G is at the Pinney dock unloading titanium from Norway.
Nanticoke: Algocanada departed at 04:49 for Sault Ste. Marie. Algosea is at Imperial Oil and Harvest Spirit is at Stelco.
Welland Canal – Barry Andersen
John D. Leitch was headed for Port Weller Drydocks for port bow repairs on Monday.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
Conditions finally improved enough for the New York– DS509A to depart on the 28th. They got underway from Marathon in Tonawanda around 10AM that morning, met the tug Vermont at the lock, dropped off the pilot near the Erie Basin, and headed out for the lake. New York switched her tow around out off Windmill Point and headed West for Detroit with the barge on a wire around 12:30PM
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