BBC Phillipines at anchor. [Gary Cihlar]
Mark W. Barker unloading limestone at Carmeuse. [Bill Kloss]
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The only traffic Wednesday took place in Superior entry with CSL St. Laurent arriving at 01:05 central to load Keetac iron ore pellets at BN Dock 5; they departed at 12:20 for Quebec City. On the Duluth side, BBC Basel continued to unload general cargo at Port Terminal #9 through the day Wednesday. John G. Munson’s limestone delivery was postponed, so Duluth won’t see vessel movements for a few days. At the Superior entry, Paul R. Tregurtha is expected to arrive Thursday night to load Hibtac iron ore pellets at BN for Indiana Harbor.
Two Harbors
Presque Isle was finally able to depart Wednesday morning at 05:20 with Minntac acid pellets for Nanticoke after the dock experienced some loading issues. Two Harbors was empty for most of Wednesday, but this is expected to change with American Century’s arrival there in the evening.
Silver Bay
Silver Bay was quiet all of Wednesday. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is the next expected arrival; they are scheduled for Sunday morning.
Thunder Bay
It was a lively day for ship traffic at the Canadian head of the lakes. Maltese-flagged Slavyanka arrived at 09:03 eastern Wednesday morning to load at MobilEx. Whitefish Bay arrived at 18:12 to load at Pool 7A (Bunge) and Ontario Venture arrived around 21:40 to load at Pool 7B on the other side. In the midst of those arrivals, Puna departed at 19:24 with potash for an overseas destination.
As of Wednesday night, Algoma Conveyor was finishing loading at the Superior Elevator, Slavyanka was loading at MobilEx, Whitefish Bay was loading at Pool 7A, Ontario Venture was loading at Pool 7B, Noelle G. was at anchor and Algoma Sault was also at anchor. Algoma Conveyor is expected to depart either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning with grain, and Algoma Sault is expected to take its place. Algoma Endeavour is expected to arrive Thursday morning while Whitefish Bay and Ontario Venture should depart late Thursday or early Friday.
Marquette
Interlake classic Lee A. Tregurtha was the only laker in port Wednesday loading iron ore pellets; they arrived at 05:15 eastern and departed for Indiana Harbor at 14:20. American Spirit is expected to arrive October 2nd or 3rd to load iron ore pellets.
Scott Bjorklund
It was a very quiet day Tuesday in Duluth-Superior Harbor with no shipping traffic. BBC Basel spent the day unloading general cargo at Port Terminal #9. We are expecting CSL St. Laurent to arrive in the Superior Entry early Wednesday morning to load iron ore pellets for Quebec City. For Duluth, our next expected arrival will be John G. Munson late Wednesday night.
Two Harbors
Mesabi Miner departed late Monday night at 23:15 central with Minntac flux iron ore pellets destined for US Steel’s Gary Works. Integrated Tugbarge Presque Isle arrived at 09:05 Tuesday to load iron ore pellets at CN Dock 2; they are expected to depart sometime Tuesday evening. American Century is expected to arrive Wednesday evening.
Silver Bay
John J. Boland departed Northshore Mining around 18:42 central Monday evening for Ironville-Toledo. The port should be quiet for the next few days.
Thunder Bay
On Tuesday, Federal Ruhr departed at 14:07 eastern with Puna arriving at 14:40 to take its place at Thunder Bay Terminals. Kathy McKeil departed at 17:45 with grain from Superior Elevator and Algoma Conveyor arrived at 18:13 to load grain at the same location.
As of Tuesday evening, Thunder Bay was relatively quiet compared to the last several days: Algoma Conveyor is loading at Cargill’s Superior Elevator, Puna is loading potash at Thunder Bay Terminals, Noelle G. is waiting at anchor to load potash and Algoma Sault is anchored waiting to most likely load grain. Slavyanka is expected to arrive Tuesday night for Potash with Ontario Venture expected Wednesday mid-morning.
Marquette
Joseph L. Block departed Marquette early Tuesday morning at 00:16 eastern loaded with iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. Great Republic, which arrived Monday, departed 13:20 for the same destination. As of Tuesday night, no lakers were in port. Lee A. Tregurtha is expected to arrive Wednesday morning to load at the ore dock.
