12-07-2006 Samuel de Champlain/Innovation w/cement for LaFarge
12-06-2006 Isolda shifts to Nidera, loads grain
12-05-2006 USCGC Mackinaw on aids to navigation tour, at Coast Guard/Lake
Express dock
12-04-2006 Isolda from Polsteam line (reg. Limassol, Cyprus) with steel, Term. 2
12-03-2006 Calumet with salt for bulk cargo dock
12-03-2006 Maumee with salt for bulk cargo dock
12-02-2006 Algowood loading grain at Nidera
12-02-2006 John J. Boland with coal for WE Energies
11-30-2006 Federal Yukon with steel for Terminal 2
11-30-2006 Federal Hunter with steel for Terminal 2
11-29-2006 Agawa Canyon with salt for the bulk cargo dock
07-02-2006 (OUT-OF-ORDER CORRECTION) On Sunday, John D. Leitch from Upper Lakes
Shipping came bow-first into slip 1 in the outer harbor, then secured
itself at an angle in the slip to unload to a precise spot on the
pier, what appeared to be salt or limestone. Thanks to David
Borzymowski.
I will be on vacation for the next week. Next posting should be Sunday, July 16th. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
07-06-2006 Agawa Canyon, from the Algoma Central line, arrived in Milwaukee
during the noon hour Thursday, proceeding into the inner harbor where
it delivered salt to the bulk cargo dock. At the same time, Federal
Margaree, Magdalena Green, Blue Moon and Samuel de Champlain/
Innovation were all docked in Milwaukee.
07-05-2006 LaFarge Cement tug/barge Samuel de Champlain/Innovation approached
Milwaukee from the north at about 8:00 PM Wednesday, before turning
in the inner harbor mooring basin and unloading at its Jones Island
silo.
07-05-2006 Ocean vessel Magdalena Green (reg. Rotterdam, Netherlands) from the
Green Fleet backed into Milwaukee's inner harbor at about 7:45 AM
Wednesday, assisted by G-tugs Virginia and Arkansas. She carried a
deck cargo of two huge cylindrical structures described as "silos" by
port authorities.
St. Marys Challenger backed downriver, turned and exited onto Lake
Michigan at about 1:30 PM Wednesday.
Federal Margaree continues to load food aid cargo at terminal 3.
Large yacht Blue Moon remains docked outboard of the Lake Express in
the outer harbor.
07-04-2006 On Tuesday evening just before 10:00 PM, steamer St. Marys Challenger
could be seen approaching Milwaukee while southbound on Lake
Michigan, by many of the thousands gathered for fireworks
displays in lakeshore communities. Challenger proceeded to its
Kinnickinnic River terminal to deliver powdered cement.
Saltie Federal Margaree, which is painstakingly loading food aid
cargo packed in bags loaded on pallets, remained at terminal 3 in the
outer harbor.
07-02-2006 American Mariner backed into the inner harbor at about 7 AM,
delivering coal to WE Energies at Greenfield Avenue. Mariner
departed at 4:30 PM.
Barge Innovation and rug Samuel de Champlain remained, unloading, at
LaFarge.
Daviken finished unloading steel at terminal 2 in the outer harbor,
and departed directly onto the Lake at about 9 PM, without
assistance from tugs.
Federal Margaree remains at terminal 3, loading sacks of food aid,
pallet by pallet. It appears to be slow going.
Massive yacht Blue Moon was back, outboard of the Lake Express dock,
all weekend. Some watchers have confused it with the cross-lake
ferry due to its size and white color, then done a double-take when
the ferry itself appears on its 3-a-day rounds.
07-01-2006 Saturday was a busy day at the outer harbor cargo terminals in
Milwaukee, with three ocean vessels backed into adjacent slips.
Daviken and Greenwing (reg. Limassol, Cyprus) were at the north and
south sides of Terminal 2, respectively, and Federal Margaree
continued at Terminal 3, loading food aid cargo.
Meanwhile, new cement barge Innovation and its tug Samuel de
Champlain unloaded powdered cement at LaFarge on the inner side of
Jones Island.
06-30-2006 Friday morning buoy tender Acacia departed on the last leg
of its retirement voyage to its new job teaching maritime history
in Chicago.
06-29-2006 On Thursday ocean vessel Daviken (reg. Nassau, Bahamas) was at
terminal 2 in the outer harbor, unloading steel. Daviken was to the
north of Federal Margaree which was loading at terminal 3.
Just-decommissioned Coast Guard buoy tender Acacia remained at the
USCG station, undergoing "teardown" before being delivered for its
new role as a museum vessel at Navy Pier in Chicago.
06-27-2006 Liberian-registered ocean bulk carrier Federal Margaree, which left
Milwaukee over the weekend, was back at Municipal terminal 2 in the
outer harbor on Tuesday morning, loading PL 480 food aid for
overseas.
USCGC Acacia remains at the Coast Guard dock, just west of the
cross-lake ferry.
06-26-2006 Acacia, retiring U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender and last of a
generation of WW II-era 180-footers, visited Milwaukee Monday on its
last trip southward to Chicago's Navy Pier.
Also Monday, tug Samuel de Champlain and the brand-new barge
Innovation turned in the inner harbor and delivered cement to the
LaFarge terminal on Jones Island.
06-24-2006 On Saturday, ocean bulker Federal Margaree (reg. Monrovia, Liberia)
was backed into the slip at terminal 2 in Milwaukee's outer harbor,
unloading steel. After unloading, Margaree is expected to load PL
480 food aid cargo, the first to do so in this port for years.
Also Saturday, steamer St. Mary's Challenger unloaded cement at its
Kinnickinnic River silo, departing onto Lake Michigan at about 6:30
PM.
American Mariner also arrived Saturday at about 5:00 PM, backing
into the inner harbor to deliver coal to the WE Energies dock at
Greenfield Avenue.
06-23-2006 On Friday MIlwaukee got its first look at new LaFarge tug/barge
combination Samuel de Champlain and Innovation, which arrived in the
inner harbor and turned in the turning basin before docking at 11:00
AM. Innovation left at about 10:00 PM.
06-22-2006 Lavish yacht Blue Moon appears to have departed from Milwaukee on
Wednesday, vacating its dock east of the Lake Express.
06-22-2006 At first light Thursday, Agawa Canyon left, followed shortly after
by St. Mary's Challenger, which backed downriver and turned in the
outer harbor. BBC Ontario finished loading and departed onto Lake
Michigan Thursday afternoon.
06-21-2006 CORRECTION: Date on previous post should be "06-21-2006".
05-21-2006 Wednesday evening Agawa Canyon from Algoma Central arrived in
Milwaukee's inner harbor at about 8:00 PM, bringing a load of salt to
Jones Island's bulk cargo dock.
Minutes later ocean bulker Isolda departed with the assistance of
tugs Virginia and Arkansas, having brought steel and carried away
corn from Nidera.
After 11:00 PM St. Mary's Challenger arrived off the Milwaukee piers
and transited upstream to its berth at the Kinnickinnic Avenue cement
silo.
Saltwater vessel BBC Ontario continued loading mining equipment at
slip 1 in the outer harbor, and uber-yacht Blue Moon remained just
east of the Lake Express ferry terminal.
06-19-2006 On Monday saltwater vessel BBC Ontario (reg. St. John's, Antigua) was
at open slip 1 at the municipal docks in Milwaukee's outer harbor,
loading crane & mining equipment from P & H for a South American
port.
Cruise vessel Niagara Prince was in port Saturday, discharged
passengers near the Summerfest grounds, and docked near the Lake
Express ferry. Niagara Prince departed Sunday, but is scheduled to
return on June 26.
Saltie Isolda continues loading corn at Nidera, and mega-yacht Blue
Moon remains just outboard of the Lake Express ferry.
Looking ahead, saltwater vessels Federal Margaree and Daviken are
anticipated in port this week, both carrying steel, and Margaree
is anticipated to load PL 480 food aid cargo while here.
06-18-2006 On Sunday saltie Isolda shifted over from general cargo terminal 2 in
Milwaukee's outer harbor (where it had unloaded steel) to a berth
under the chutes at the Nidera grain elevator in the inner harbor,
where it awaited a cargo of corn.
Mega-yacht Blue Moon remained near the Coast Guard station, east of
the Lake Express ferry dock.
06-17-2006 On Saturday ocean vessel Isolda (reg. Limassol, Cyprus) from the
Polsteam line was backed into the slip at terminal 2 in Milwaukee's
outer harbor, unloading steel.
Blue Moon, a strikingly large private yacht, was docked near the
Coast Guard station, just outboard of the Lake Express ferry.
Tug/barge G.L. Ostrander and Integrity were at the LaFarge silo on
Jones Island in the inner harbor, unloading powdered cement.
06-16-2006 Just before noon on Friday, Calumet from Grand River/Lower Lakes
lined up to enter Milwaukee's main gap while steamer Alpena was right
behind, and with cross-lake ferry Lake Express nearby (but
approaching the south entrance).
Calumet brought salt to terminal 1
in the outer harbor.
Alpena turned and backed into the River to deliver cement at
LaFarge on Jones Island.
Coming up, salties Isolda and Daviken are scheduled to deliver steel,
and cruise vessel Niagara Prince is also expected, all over the
coming weekend.
06-16-2006 Overnight Thursday night, ocean freighter Global Carrier departed
after delivering steel to the south side of terminal 2 in the outer
harbor.
06-15-2006 American Mariner left at just after 6:00 AM Thursday.
Thursday evening veteran cement steamer St. Mary's Challenger
approached the Milwaukee main harbor entrance at about 9:30 for the
second time this week, this time from the south. Challenger docked
at its usual berth in the Kinnickinnic River.
06-15-2006 Thursday saltwater vessel Global Carrier was backed into the slip at
the south side of Terminal 2 in Milwaukee's outer harbor, awaiting a
cargo.
Also Thursday, tug Barbara Andrie and its tanker barge A-390 unloaded
fuel at the Jacobus liquid cargo terminal in the outer harbor.
06-14-2006 Previously, ocean vessel Erikousa, which had loaded corn at Nidera,
departed with G-tug assistance at about 6:30 AM Wednesday.
06-14-2006 Wednesday night American Mariner from ASC was backed up to the WE
Energies dock at Greenfield Avenue in Milwaukee's inner harbor,
unloading coal for that company's power plants.
06-12-2006 Monday morning, steamer Alpena from Inland Lakes was at the LaFarge
silo on Jones Island in Milwaukee's inner harbor, unloading powdered
cement.
During the noon hour, steamer St. Mary's Challenger slowly worked it s
way up the meandering Kinnickinnic River with its officers navigating
from the port bridge wing, before docking at the St. Mary's terminal
just east of the Kinnickinnic Avenue bridge.
06-11-2006 Saturday afternoon, a saltwater vessel arrived and was anchored
overnight on Lake Michigan off Milwaukee's main light. Sunday at
first light, the vessel (Erikousa, reg. Valletta, Malta)
entered the inner harbor, assisted by Great Lakes Towing tugs, and
backed under the chutes at Nidera Grain in the inner harbor where it
waited to load.
05-07-2006 Integrated tug/barge G.L. Ostrander and Integrity arrived in
Milwaukee's inner harbor at about 6:00 AM, turned, docked and
unloaded at LaFarge Cement on Jones Island. Integrity departed onto
Lake Michigan at about 3:00 PM.
06-06-2006 CORRECTION: Previous entry should refer to St. Mary's CONQUEST.
06-06-2006 Tug/barge Susan W. Hannah and St. Mary's Challenger, having delivered
to the St. Mary's Cement silo on the Kinnickinnic River, departed
onto Lake Michigan just after 8:00 PM.
06-06-2006 Tuesday evening small ocean vessel Xenia was docked, bow-in, at
terminal 2 at the general cargo piers in Milwaukee's outer harbor,
waiting to unload steel.
06-05-2006 At first light on Monday, American Mariner arrived at Milwaukee,
turned and backed upriver to the inner harbor, where it unloaded coal
from Superior at the WE Energies Greenfield Avenue dock. Mariner
left at about 4:00 PM.
06-04-2006 On Sunday small ocean vessel Kapitonas Stulpinas (reg. Klaipeda,
Lithuania) was backed into slip 1 at the municipal terminal in
the outer harbor, unloading salt or limestone onto the dock surface
with the help of cranes fitted with clamshell buckets.
Also Sunday, tug/barge G.L. Ostrander and Integrity unloaded cement
at the LaFarge silo on Jones Island in the inner harbor. Integrity
departed onto Lake Michigan at about 1:30 PM.
06-03-2006 On Saturday at about 3:00 AM, steamer St. Mary's Challenger entered
the inner harbor and proceeded to its dock at Kinnickinnic Ave. The
Challenger departed, backing downriver at about 3:30 AM Sunday.
06-02-2006 On Friday during the noon hour, a four-masted schooner could be seen
off Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, northbound and travelling several
miles off the Wisconsin shore. At the same time, Milwaukee's three-
masted schooner Denis Sullivan, was cruising within the
city's harbor breakwater.
06-01-2006 At about 3 AM Thursday morning, steamer Alpena backed slowly upriver
into Milwaukee's inner harbor, docking at LaFarge Cement on Jones
Island to unload. During a calm evening, Alpena departed amidst
sailboats at about 7:00 PM.
05-28-2006 On Sunday, St. Mary's Challenger entered the inner harbor at about 7:00 AM, and proceeded up the Kinnickinnic River to unload powdered cement. Challenger backed downriver to depart at around 7:00 PM.
05-23-2006 On Tuesday, Isidora had departed. Federal Schelde arrived and docked
at terminal 2 in the outer harbor.
American Mariner arrived at first light, and proceeded into the inner
harbor where it delivered its usual cargo of coal to the Greenfield
Avenue WE Energies yard. Mariner left, backing downriver at 3:00 PM.
Inland Lakes' steamer Alpena backed into the inner harbor to the
LaFarge silo at about 1:00 PM.
05-24-2006 At sunrise Wednesday, J.A.W. Iglehart made an attractive picture
approaching Milwaukee southbound on Lake Michigan off the city's
north shore suburbs. Iglehart docked at LaFarge on Jones Island and
began off-loading cement powder.
Also Wednesday, ocean vessel Island Gem (reg. Piraeus, Greece) was
backed into the dock at Nidera grain in the inner harbor, awaiting a
cargo as semi-trailers scurried to the elevator.
Tug Barbara Andrie and its fuel barge A-390 were backed into the
Jacobus liquid cargo slip in the outer harbor, delivering fuel oil.
Ocean vessel Federal Schelde (reg. Bridgetown, Barbados) was backed
into the slip at General Cargo terminal 2 in the outer harbor,
unloading coiled steel.
05-22-2006 On Monday, saltwater vessel Isadora docked at the General Cargo
terminal in the outer harbor, bringing steel.
Looking ahead, Federal Schelde is anticipated in Milwaukee on
Tuesday, bringing general cargo and steel.
05-21-2006 Sunday evening, self-unloader Algorail from the Algoma Central line
visited slip 1 in Milwaukee's outer harbor, delivering salt.
Sunday night, St. Mary's Challenger arrived, delivering powdered
cement to the St. Mary's terminal on Kinnickinnic Avenue. Challenger
departed early Monday afternoon.
05-20-2006 On Saturday, ocean vessel Toro was alongside terminal 2 in
Milwaukee's outer harbor, unloading steel.
Also Saturday, Calumet delivered salt to the bulk cargo dock on Jones
Island in the inner harbor.
05-18-2006 In a rare visit to this port, H. Lee White from American Steamship
was docked at the Greenfield Avenue yard of WE Energies in
Milwaukee's inner harbor Thursday evening, delivering coal.
05-18-2006 On Thursday, ocean vessel Iryda (reg. Limassol, Cyprus) from the
Polsteam line was backed into the slip at General Cargo Terminal 2 in
Milwaukee's outer harbor, unloading coiled steel.
Just to the south at terminal 3, the BBC line's Santiago was loading
mining equipment from P & H for shipment to St. Petersburg, Russia.
05-16-2006 Steamer Alpena arrived, backing upriver into Milwaukee's inner
harbor, at about 5:30 AM Tuesday, and delivered cement to LaFarge.
In the meantime, St. Mary's Challenger, which had arrived in the wee
hours, backed downriver to the outer harbor before departing onto
Lake Michigan during the noon hour.
Ocean ship Santiago from the BBC line waited at pierside with hatches
open at Terminal 3 in the outer harbor Tuesday evening.
05-16-2006 Steamer and boatwatcher favorite St. Mary's Challenger entered the
Milwaukee breakwater just after 1:00 AM Tuesday, proceeding steadily
through the inner harbor and up the narrow Kinnickinnic River to
deliver at the St. Mary's cement silo.
05-15-2006 Tug/barge G.L. Ostrander and Integrity arrived in Milwaukee's inner
harbor after 7:30 AM Monday, pivoted in the turning basin, and
prepared to unload at LaFarge cement. Integrity left at about 5 PM.
Small ocean vessel Santiago (reg. St. John's) was backed into the
slip at General Cargo Terminal 3 in the outer harbor late Monday
evening, waiting to unload.
05-14-2006 On Sunday Agawa Canyon from the Algoma Central line entered
Milwaukee's inner harbor at 8:00 AM to deliver salt at the bulk cargo
dock on Jones Island. Agawa Canyon backed away from the dock at
1:30 PM, turning in the outer harbor and proceeding onto Lake
Michigan.
05-13-2006 On Saturday afternoon, Grand River/Lower Lakes' Calumet was
delivering salt at the bulk cargo dock at Jones Island in Milwaukee's
inner harbor. Calumet was at the wall just south of the Alpena,
which was unloading at LaFarge.
05-13-2006 Inland Lakes' steamer Alpena backed upriver into Milwaukee's inner
harbor just before 6:00 PM Friday, using thrusters to dock at LaFarge
and line up with the unloading gear to deliver powdered cement.
05-09-2006 Very early Tuesday the American Mariner backed into Milwaukee's inner
harbor and docked at the WE Energies Greenfield Avenue site to unload
coal. Mariner proceeded on its way onto Lake Michigan at about noon.
Meanwhile, G.L. Ostrander/Integrity departed at 8:00 AM Tuesday.
05-08-2006 At about 8:00 PM tug/barge G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived in the
inner harbor, turned in the basin, and docked at LaFarge where it
unloaded powdered cement.
05-08-2006 Tug Barbara Andrie and its fuel barge A-390 were backed into the
Jacobus liquid cargo terminal in the outer harbor, delivering fuel
Monday evening.
05-08-2006 Monday Algoma Central's Algorail came into Milwaukee's inner harbor
at first light, unloading salt at the bulk cargo dock on Jones
Island. Algorail backed downriver and turned onto Lake Michigan
during the noon hour.
05-07-2006 Steamer St. Mary's Challenger entered the Milwaukee harbor just
before 9:00 AM Sunday, negotiated the narrow Kinnickinnic River to
deliver at the St. Mary's cement silo, and departed backing downriver
to Lake Michigan at 5:00 PM.
05-04-2006 Integrated tug/barge G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived in Milwaukee's
inner harbor, pivoted and docked at LaFarge at 10:00 AM Thursday.
Unloading cement throughout the day, Integrity departed onto Lake
Michigan at 9:00 PM.
05-03-2006 CORRECTION: Middletown is reported to have delivered limestone.
05-03-2006 On Wednesday at about 11:00 AM Oglebay Norton's Middletown was seen
approaching off Milwaukee's north shore. Middletown entered
the breakwater, turned, and backed into slip 1 at the Municipal piers
in the outer harbor, where it is unloading salt.
05-02-2006 Very early Tuesday St. Mary's Challenger extended its string of
recent visits to Milwaukee. After unloading at its berth on the
Kinnickinnic River, Challenger backed down through the inner harbor,
turned and departed onto Lake Michigan at about 1:30 PM.
05-02-2006 Overnight Monday night American Steamship's American Mariner visited
Milwaukee, backing into the inner harbor to deliver a load of coal to
the WE Energies Greenfield Avenue dock. Having completed its
delivery, Mariner was on its way at about 7:30 AM Tuesday.
05/01/2006 On Monday morning at 9:00 AM, Maumee from the Grand River/Lower Lakes
line proceeded into Milwaukee's inner harbor, where it unloaded salt
at the bulk cargo dock on Jones Island. At about 4:00 PM, Maumee
backed downriver to the outer harbor, where it turned and departed
onto Lake Michigan.
04-30-2006 St. Mary's Challenger backed downriver, turning in the inner harbor,
and departed after a quick visit (and, apparently, a partial load)
on Saturday at 11 AM.
JAW Iglehart finished unloading overnight and departed at about
7 AM Sunday.
04-29-2006 Saturday at about 4 AM, veteran steamer St. Mary's Challenger
navigated the narrow Kinnickinnic River in darkness to deliver cement
to its terminal on Kinnickinnic Avenue.
Only an hour later Saturday morning, Inland Lakes' JAW Iglehart made
an unusual turn as the river widens just inside the Hoan Bridge, to
back into the inner harbor to deliver cement to the LaFarge facility
on Jones Island.
04-28-2006 Saltwater vessels Daviken and Milo, each unloading steel while backed
into slips on either side of Municipal General Cargo Terminal 2 in
Milwaukee's outer harbor, each departed onto the lake late Friday.
04-27-2006 Steamer Alpena from the Inland Lakes line unloaded cement at the
LaFarge silo on Jones Island in the inner harbor on Thursday,
departing downriver onto Lake Michigan at about 2 PM.
04-27-06 On Thursday, saltie Milo (reg. Piraeus, Greece) was backed into slip 3
at the Municipal piers in the outer harbor. Milo will unload
flat-rolled steel.
On the north side of that same General Cargo Terminal, Norway's Daviken
continues to unload coiled steel and flat steel.
Just after midnight Wednesday night, saltie Kapitonas A. Lucka departed
onto Lake Michigan with two G-tugs assisting, after loading corn.
04-26-2006 Wednesday at about 4:30, the Viken line's Daviken (reg. Nassau,
Bahamas) entered the Milwaukee harbor, turned and, with the
assistance of tugs, backed into the slip at Terminal 2 in the outer
harbor. Shortly thereafter, cranes began unloading steel from the
ocean bulk carrier.
At about 7 PM, tug/barge G.L. Ostrander/Integrity finished unloading
cement at the LaFarge silo on Jones Island. They proceeded onto a
calm Lake Michigan and proceeded northward.
Lithuanian freighter Kapitonas A Lucka continued loading yellow corn
at Nidera.
USCGC (new) Mackinaw was seen at mid-day, moving slowly out on the
bay where it continued with builder's acceptance trials before formal
commissioning into the service in June. By nightfall, Mackinaw was
gone from its slip near Lake Express and the Coast Guard station.
04-24-2006 CORRECTION: The Kapitonas A. Lucka, the ocean bulker now at Nidera
Grain in Milwaukee, is a Lithuanian vessel homeported in Klaipeda,
not from Russia as reported in the previous post. Thanks to John
Vogel.
04-24-2006 Monday the small Russian ocean bulker Kapitonas Lucka came into the
harbor with the assistance of two Great Lakes Towing tugs at about 8
AM, turned and backed into the slip at the Nidera grain elevator.
Semi-trailers are lined up carrying corn to be loaded into the Lucka.
In the bay outside the Milwaukee breakwater, new U.S. Coast Guard
cutter/icebreaker Mackinaw was seen backing and maneuvering Monday as
it conducts builder's trials and acceptance testing this week.
04-23-2006 G.L. Ostrander/Integrity departed at about 8:30 Saturday night, and
ocean vessel Carola moved out onto Lake Michigan before midnight.
On Sunday, veteran lake steamer St. Mary's Challenger was again in
Milwaukee, arriving about 10 AM. Challenger found its way upriver to
its Kinnickinnic River berth and unloaded cement, backing downriver
and leaving at about 10 PM Sunday.
Hundreds of Milwaukeeans attended an open house for the Lake Express
cross-lake ferry on Sunday afternoon, touring the car deck, cabin
spaces and pilothouse area on the twin-hull vessel. Service resumes
in its third season on Saturday, April 29.
04-22-2006 On Saturday the "new" USCG cutter/icebreaker Mackinaw (WLBB-30)
visited Milwaukee for the first time, where it will spend much of the
next week in builder's trials and testing. Mackinaw approached from
the north, entered Milwaukee's main gap, then docked gently near the
Coast Guard station, just outboard of the Lake Express ferry.
Also Saturday ocean vessel Carola was at terminal 2 in the outer
harbor, unloading steel.
Saturday afternoon Tug/barge cement carrier G.L.
Ostrander/Integrity unloaded powdered cement at the LaFarge silo on
Jones Island in the inner harbor.
04-21-2006 Isolda from the Polsteam line was at the municipal piers in the outer
harbor on Friday, unloading steel.
04-21-2006 St. Mary's Challenger, centenarian cement-carrier and boatwatcher
favorite, steamed into Milwaukee's inner harbor and up the
Kinnickinnic River at about 11:00 Friday. After unloading,
Challenger backed downriver, cruising northbound on a calm Lake
Michigan surface dotted with fishing boats and sailing
craft, just after 5:00 PM.
04-20-2006 Steamer Alpena, having arrived Thursday morning, departed after
unloading at LaFarge at about 10:30 Thursday night.
04-20-2006 Ocean bulker Isa finally left Milwaukee after loading corn at Nidera
at midnight Wednesday night, with the assistance of two tugs from
Great Lakes towing.
Steamer Alpena approached the Milwaukee harbor entrance at about
10:30 AM Thursday, then turned and backed into the harbor to proceed
upriver to the LaFarge silo to unload cement.
04-18-2006 Monday afternoon in a rare visit, American Mariner from American
Steamship backed into Milwaukee's inner harbor at about 2:30 PM,
winched itself to the wall at the end of Greenfield Avenue, and began
unloading coal for WE Energies. Mariner departed onto Lake Michigan
and proceeded northbound at about midnight.
Only minutes later tug and loaded cement barge G.L.
Ostrander/Integrity entered Milwaukee's main gap, utilizing its
searchlight to find its way to the LaFarge silo on Jones Island,
docking at about 1 AM.
04-17-2006 Ocean vessel Isa remained at Nidera grain in the inner harbor on
Monday, actively loading corn under the chutes, with its deck
wreathed in dust much of the day.
04-15-2006 Friday night St. Mary's Challenger made its second trip into
Milwaukee this week, transiting the narrow Kinnickinnic River to its
dock at about 11:30 PM.
Challenger unloaded cement and backed downriver to Lake Michigan on
Saturday, departing at noon.
04-13-2006 Thursday, salty Isa from the Polsteam line finished unloading steel
at terminal 2 in the outer harbor. At about 4 PM, two G-tugs
proceeded to that slip to assist Isa in shifting into the
Milwaukee River and the inner harbor, and in turning her stern-first
to dock at Nidera elevator, where she is now loading grain.
04-13-2006 Wednesday at 4:30 PM, veteran steamer St. Mary's Challenger paid a
visit to Milwaukee, proceeding into the inner harbor and up the
narrow Kinnickinnic River with the assistance of a Great Lakes Towing
tug. Challenger unloaded and departed, backing downriver at about 5
AM Thursday.
04-12-2006 Wednesday, Milwaukee greeted its first ocean-going vessel of the 2006
navigational season, as the Polsteam line's Isa (reg. Limassol,
Cyprus) backed into the slip at terminal 2 in the outer harbor, and
unloaded steel.
04-11-2006 Also on Monday evening and Tuesday, the Milwaukee area and southern
Lake Michigan were visited by U.S. Coast Guard cutter/buoy tender
Alder, homeported in Duluth.
04-11-2006 On Tuesday at about 3 AM, cement-carrier tug/barge Susan Hannah and
St. Mary's Conquest arrived in Milwaukee and proceeded to their dock
up the Kinnickinnic River. Having turned in the inner harbor,
the tug/barge proceeded downriver to Lake Michigan about 7 AM.
04-10-2006 On Monday at about 11:00 Lower Lakes/Grand River's classic laker
Manistee arrived in Milwaukee where it proceeded to the inner harbor
bulk cargo dock to unload salt. Manistee then backed downriver,
departing onto Lake Michigan after 5:00 PM.
04-06-2006 CORRECTION: At first light Thursday tug Susan W. Hannah and barge
St. Mary's Conquest entered the breakwater, proceeded up river to the
inner harbor and docked at their terminal in the Kinnickinnic River
around 7 a.m.
04-05-2006 Wednesday evening Canadian Progress passed Milwaukee's main light
just after 9 PM. Proceeding to the inner harbor turning basin, the
Progress turned and backed to the dock at Nidera Grain where she is
loading yellow corn for Quebec City.
04-06-2006 A vessel was anchored off Milwaukee's main light and harbor
entrance overnight. At first light it appeared to be the tug/barge
Susan W. Hannah and St. Mary's Conquest, which entered the
breakwater, proceeded upriver to the inner harbor, and docked
at its terminal in the Kinnickinnic River.
04-03-2006 At about 9:30 on a beautiful Monday morning, a classic fore-and-aft
Great Lakes ore carrier, with self unloader aft, could be seen
southbound well off Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, with deck barely
visible above the horizon. The vessel looked like the Wilfred Sykes.
04-03-2006 Tug G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity were again visitors to
Milwaukee's inner harbor on Sunday, departing for Lake Michigan at
about 1 A.M. on Monday.
03-30-2006 Tug G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity arrived at about 1:30 Thursday
morning, docking at LaFarge to deliver cement.
03-27-2006 Monday night Algoma Central's "Algomarine" was docked at the Bulk
Cargo dock on Jones Island, unloading salt.
03-25-2006 Saturday evening at about 7:30 Inland Lakes' steamer Alpena could be
seen approaching the Milwaukee breakwater. Alpena pivoted in the
outer harbor, then backed up the Milwaukee River and into the mooring
basin where it delivered cement to LaFarge on Jones Island.
03-21-2006 After waiting at anchor on Lake Michigan overnight, Kaye E. Barker
finally came into Milwaukee's harbor Tuesday evening, and unloaded
coal at the WE Energies dock at Greenfield Avenue.
Across the inner harbor mooring basin, Inland Lakes' steamer Alpena
unloaded cement at the LaFarge silo & terminal.
Veteran buoy tender Acacia remained at the Coast Guard Station
Tuesday night.
03-20-2006 Monday night the Western shore of Lake Michigan was struck by strong
easterly winds. In Milwaukee's outer harbor, U.S. Coast Guard cutter
Acacia (the last remaining 180-ft. Balsam-class WW-II-era tender in
service) was rocking at its berth at Coast Guard Station Milwaukee.
Just outboard at the same pier, cross-lake ferry Lake Express was
pitching and pounding at its dock. Anchored off Milwaukee's north
gap throughout the night was a vessel which appeared to be
Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Kaye E. Barker, which returned to service
from lay-up over the weekend, and which is carrying coal from the
KCBX dock in South Chicago.
03-18-2006 Saturday was cement-carrier departure day in Milwaukee. Alpena left
its berth (rafted to the Integrity) and departed onto Lake Michigan
at about 1100.
Barge St. Mary's Conquest and tug Susan W. Hannah left their lay-up
dock in the Kinnickinnic River at about 1230.
And barge Integrity and tug G.L. Ostrander left their lay-up berth
at the LaFarge terminal on Jones Island, proceeding onto Lake
Michigan at 1340.
Only Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Kaye E. Barker remains from winter
lay-up as of Saturday night.
03-17-2006 Friday night just before midnight American Steamship's huge Burns
Harbor was on the move, using searchlights to find its way very
slowly northward away from its winter lay-up dock, through
Milwaukee's inner harbor to the river. By 1 AM she was on Lake
Michigan, northbound to Escanaba for her first cargo of iron ore in
the new season. Video here:
http://waterbase.uwm.edu/webcam/niehs/tl/2006-0318-00.mpg
Also Friday night, Inland Lakes' Alpena was in Milwaukee's inner
harbor, rafted to the Integrity barge at the LaFarge terminal.
03-16-2006 Thursday at about 6:10 a.m. Inland Lakes' JAW Iglehart departed
its winter lay-up berth at Jones Island down the Milwaukee River
to Lake Michigan to begin its 2006 season.
03-16-2006 Thursday afternoon at about 4:50 PM Interlake's big "Mesabi Miner"
backed away from its winter lay-up berth at the Heavy Lift dock
on Jones Island in Milwaukee's inner harbor, backing downriver to
Lake Michigan to begin the new season. Here's the video:
http://waterbase.uwm.edu/webcam/niehs/tl/2006-0316-16.mpg
03-15-2006 Wednesday night the cross-lake high-speed catamaran ferry "Lake
Express" was seen to have shifted from its winter lay-up berth
in the Menomonee River/Burnham Canal, and was back at its in-season
dock in Milwaukee's outer harbor, near the Coast Guard station.
03-15-2006 Wednesday evening both the Kaye E. Barker and the JAW Iglehart had
steam up (although Barker's anchors were still down and its steering
pole was still secured to the pilothouse). Painting appears to be
ongoing on the hulls of the Mesabi Miner and the Burns Harbor.
Recently, tug Susan W. Hannah arrived in the Kinnickinnic River and
replaced fleetmate Mark Hannah in the notch of barge St. Mary's
Conquest.
03-02-2006 Cement barge Integrity and its tug G.L. Ostrander were back at the
LaFarge terminal at Jones Island in Milwaukee's inner harbor on
Thursday, having returned to lay-up status with numerous lines out
and anchor down. The pair had left the port and returned to service
for a period beginning Feb. 12. Integrity is at the wall, located
between JAW Iglehart and Mesabi Miner.
CORRECTION: The tug with the St. Mary's Conquest, laid up in Milwaukee's
Kinnickinnic River, appears to be the Mark Hannah, not the Susan
Hannah (as was reported in the previous post).
02-12-2006 Tug Susan W. Hannah and its barge St. Mary's Conquest are apparently
in for lay-up at the St. Mary's terminal in Milwaukee's winding
Kinnickinnic River, having arrived Sunday, Feb. 12.
Meanwhile, tug G.L. Ostrander and its barge Integrity left its
lay-up berth at the LaFarge terminal on Jones Island over the
weekend, presumably to return to service (at least for a time).
02-10-2006 Algoma Central's Peter R. Cresswell arrived with salt from Goderich,
Ontario overnight Thursday night/Friday morning, unloading on the
open pier at Terminal 1 in the outer harbor. Cresswell departed
onto Lake Michigan to return to Goderich later Friday.
01-29-2006 Interlake's thousand-footer Mesabi Miner arrived in Milwaukee
for lay-up on Saturday evening. Its winter home is at the Heavy
Lift dock on Jones Island. The Miner is plainly visible on the
Great Lakes Water Institute web cam. Here's the link:
http://waterbase.uwm.edu/webcam/
01-28-2006 Thousand-footer Burns Harbor arrived Friday evening for lay up.
It is located in Milwaukee's inner harbor, along the bulk cargo
dock on Jones Island, near Advanced Boiler and the Gillen location.
01-25-2006 Wednesday morning Upper Lakes' Canadian Progress, one of the
vessels anchored out in Milwaukee Bay the previous night, made its
way inside the breakwater, turned and backed into the slip at
terminal No. 1 at the Municipal piers in the outer harbor, and began
unloading salt onto the dock.
01-24-2006 Crews were crawling around the tug G.L. Ostrander and cement barge
Integrity on Monday afternoon and Tuesday, running out at least ten
mooring lines and spring lines and putting down the barge's anchor.
Ostrander/Integrity is laid up at the LaFarge silo/terminal in the
inner harbor, only a few yards north of the hibernating JAW Iglehart.
Meanwhile, with Tuesday's high winds from the west, two vessels were
anchored, seeking shelter in Milwaukee Bay, outside the breakwater.
The nearer of these vessels appeared to be Interlake's tug Dorothy
Ann and barge Pathfinder, which were observed as they approached just
off Milwaukee's north shore suburbs at about 2 PM Tuesday.
01-23-2006 On Monday morning the Kaye E. Barker was clearly in a lay-up status
at the wall between Nidera Grain and St. Mary's cement at the south
end of the inner harbor. Both bow anchors and the stern anchor were
down, multiple lines and spring lines secured the vessel to the
dock, and the steering pole was pulled back and secured against the
pilothouse.
Monday morning, tug G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity arrived in the
inner harbor, pivoted in the turning basin, and docked at the
LaFarge Terminal.
Also Monday morning, Andrie tug Barbara Andrie and fuel barge A-390
were at the Jacobus liquid cargo pier in the outer harbor. Monday
afternoon, another Andrie tug/barge combination, Rebecca Lynn and
tanker barge A-410, arrived in the inner harbor, pivoted and docked
to unload at the inner harbor tank farm north of UW-Sea Grant.
01-22-2006 Sunday evening at about 5 PM the Kaye E. Barker returned to
Milwaukee, proceeded to the south end of the inner harbor
mooring basin, and docked at the wall between Nidera Grain and
St. Mary's cement, at the southerly end of the inner harbor. This
is not a dock space usually used by this boat. It appeared the
Kaye E. Barker was in for winter lay-up.
01-22-2006 Saturday, Andrie tug Rebecca Lynn and its fuel barge A-410, arriving
overnight, unloaded petroleum products at the inner harbor tank
farm north of the UW Sea Grant site. The tug backed the barge
downriver and departed Saturday afternoon.
Overnight Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Kaye E. Barker arrived with coal
from KCBX South Chicago, delivering to the Greenfield Ave. coal yard
operated by WE Energies. Sunday at about 11 AM the vessel backed
downriver and proceeded northbound on Lake Michigan, signalling an
end to its recent string of coal runs to and from KCBX.
01-20-2006 Thursday night cement carrier Integrity with its tug G.L. Ostrander
arrived at the LaFarge silo in Milwaukee's inner harbor, and
continued unloading Friday.
Tug Barbara Andrie and its fuel barge A-390 unloaded at the Jacobus
liquid cargo pier in Milwaukee's outer harbor Friday.
At about 2:30 Friday afternoon, Kaye E. Barker approached from the
south, entered the Milwaukee breakwall, pivoted in the outer harbor,
and backed upriver. Kaye E. Barker has been shuttling coal
from the KCBX terminal in South Chicago to the WE Energies
Greenfield Ave. coal yard in the inner harbor.
01-19-2006 CORRECTION: Previous post should refer to St. Mary's Conquest.
01-19-2006 Susan W. Hannah and St. Mary's Challenger departed at 3 AM.
Overnight, Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Kaye E. Barker arrived,
working the coal shuttle from KCBX in South Chicago. After
offloading at WE Energies at Greenfield Avenue, Kaye E. Barker
backed downriver, departing at first light.
01=18-2006 Cement barge St. Mary's Conquest and its tug Susan W. Hannah motored
slowly up the narrow Kinnickinnic River to their terminal in
Milwaukee on Wednesday just after 3 PM, and prepared to unload
powdered cement.
01-17-2006 On Tuesday Kaye E. Barker from the Interlake Lakes Shipping Line
arrived with coal from the KCBX dock in South Chicago, which it
delivered to the WE Energies Greenfield Avenue coal yard
in Milwaukee's inner harbor.
Nearby, the Andrie tug Rebecca Lynn and its liquid transfer barge
A-410 were at the tank farm just north of the UW Sea Grant building,
offloading petroleum products.
01-15-2006 Sunday night, Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Kaye E. Barker was at the
WE Energies coal dock in Milwaukee's inner harbor, offloading coal.
According to reports, the vessel will lay up for winter in this
port.
01-14-2006 On Saturday, Algoma Central's Peter R. Cresswell shifted to the
WE Energies coal dock waiting weather, then departed late for
Goderich, Ontario for another load of salt (thanks to John Vogel).
Meanwhile, Algoma Central's Algoway, also with salt, arrived
overnight Saturday and unloaded a partial load, before departing
for Green Bay, Wis. to complete its unload, thence proceeding to
Windsor Ontario for more salt.
01-13-2006 On Friday, Algoma Central's Peter R. Cresswell arrived with salt from
Goderich, Ontario, which it unloaded at the Municipal Pier.
01-10-2006 Tuesday Coast Guard Station Milwaukee was host to "Acacia",
last surviving vessel from dozens built during WW II as the
"Balsam" class of 180-foot seagoing buoy tenders. Acacia (built
in Duluth in 1944 and now homeported in Charlevoix) was at the Coast
Guard dock, just west of the Lake Express pier.
Also Tuesday, tug G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity unloaded cement
at the LaFarge terminal and silo. Just south of LaFarge, the laid-up
J.A.W. Iglehart was shifted northward along the Jones Island bulk
cargo dock, reportedly to make room for Interlake vessels expected
here for lay up. It has been reported that Mesabi Miner and
Kaye E. Barker will spend the winter here.
01-08-2006 Sunday afternoon an Andrie line tug and tank barge could be seen
unloading at Milwaukee's inner harbor tank farm, just north of
Greenfield Ave. and the U.W. Sea Grant building. From a distance,
it looked like tug Rebecca Lynn and its barge A-410.
Monday at about noon, this tug and barge departed Milwaukee,
disengaged (so the tug was towing the barge on a
long line), and proceeded southbound on Lake Michigan.
01-07-2006 Overnight Friday night Interlake's tug Dorothy Ann and barge
Pathfinder unloaded coal for the WE Energies power plants at the
Greenfield Avenue dock in Milwaukee's inner harbor.
01-05-2005 Thursday morning the Andrie tug Rebecca Lynn and liquid barge A-410
were at the inner harbor tank farm, just north of Greenfield Ave.
and the U.W. Sea Grant facility, unloading fuel. Tug G.L. Ostrander
and barge Integrity were unloading cement at the LaFarge silo,
across the inner harbor turning basin, on Jones Island.
1-4-06 Wednesday night Calumet discharged salt at the bulk cargo dock in
Milwaukee's inner harbor. Because Calumet was so close
to the LaFarge silo, tug G.L. Ostrander and barge Integrity waited
at the wall (between Calumet and the laid-up JAW Iglehart) for
Calumet to finish.
At about 9:30 PM Interlake/Lakes Shipping's Lee A. Tregurtha
backed into position (just across the turning basin from Calumet and
Integrity) and unloaded coal at the WE Energies Greenfield Ave. dock.
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