Noteworthy Passages

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Lake Erie Ports – September 29

Sep 30, 2026

Toledo, OH:    Arrivals were Kaye E. Barker to Torco and Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader Ironville. Departures were Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader for Calcite, CSL Niagara for Hamilton, Thunder Bay for Windsor and Kaye E. Barker to Sandusky.
Marblehead, OH:   Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader is at Amrize and Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder is anchored in the lake.
Sandusky, OH:  Kaye E. Barker arrived to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH:  Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder departed for Marblehead. American Mariner unloaded ore at the Bulk Terminal then left for Stoneport. Arrivals were Wilfred Sykes to the Cliffs stone dock and Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement to SMC Jefferson St. In port are Federal Clyde and American Courage. Once empty, Wilfred Sykes left for Misterskys in Detroit for fuel.
Port Colborne, ON:   Federal Delta is still at the anchorage.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algonova is loading at Imperial Oil.
Bill Kloss

Lake Erie Ports – September 28

Sep 29, 2026

Toledo, OH:   Arrivals were Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader to Ironville, Caroline McKee/Commander to SMC Toledo, CSL Niagara to CSX and Thunder Bay to the ARMS dock. The lone departure was Caroline McKee/Commander for Charlevoix.
Sandusky, OH:  CSL Niagara departed for Toledo after loading a partial coal load. 
Cleveland, OH:   Arrivals were Federal Clyde  Dock 24toW at the Port to unload steel coils and skids and Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder to the Cliffs stone dock. Departing were Caroline McKee/Commander for Toledo and G.L. Ostrander/Integrity for Alpena.
Ashtabula, OH:   Departures were Algoma Compass for Meldrum Bay and, finally repaired, Manitowoc for Stoneport.
Buffalo, NY:  Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader departed for Marblehead. 
Port Colborne, ON:  Pearl Mist departed for Toronto and Federal Delta remains anchored.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algotitan departed for Montreal. Algonova is still at Imperial Oil. 
Bill Kloss

Lake Erie Ports – September 28

Sep 28, 2026

Monroe, MI:   H. Lee White unloaded coal at DTE then left for Calcite,
Toledo, OH:  Departures were G.L. Ostrander/Integrity for Cleveland, H. Lee White for Monroe, Algoma Sault for Thunder Bay and Algoma Bear for Bowmanville. American Spirit is at CSX.
Sandusky, OH:  Defiance/Ashtabula departed for Green Bay. CSL Niagara arrived at Norfolk Southern to load coal.
Cleveland, OH:  G.L. Ostrander/Integrity arrived with cement for Amrize. Rebecca Lynn departed for Indiana Harbor.  American Courage
Ashtabula, OH:  Algoma Compass arrived at Pinney Dock #2.
Conneaut, OH:  American Century unloaded ore at the P&C Dock then departed for Two Harbors.
Buffalo, NY:  Algoma Intrepid departed for Goderich.
Port Colborne, ON:  Pearl Mist arrived at Snider Marine Terminal. Passengers disembarked to tour the Niagara Falls area.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algonova and Algotitan are loading at Imperial Oil.
Bill Kloss

Lake Erie Ports – September 26

Sep 27, 2026

Monroe, MI:  Calumet departed for Detroit.
Toledo, OH:   Arrivals were G.L. Ostrander/Integrity with cement for Amrize and H. Lee White with ore for Torco. The White moved to CSX once empty. Great Republic also moved to CSX and Algoma Sault moved to Mondelez. Algoma Bear is at Midwest Terminals. Great Republic departed for Marquette.
Marblehead, OH:  Manitoulin departed for Windsor.
Lorain, OH:  Defiance/Ashtabula arrived with limestone for Carmeuse.,Once empty the ATB departed for Sandusky.
Cleveland, OH:  Cruise ship Pearl Mist arrived at Dock 28W at the Port. After passengers toured the city they left for Port Colborne.  American Courage is running the shuttles for Cliffs.
Buffalo, NY:   Algoma Intrepid arrived at the ADM Standard Elevator to unload grain.
Port Colborne, ON:  Federal Delta is still at the anchorage.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algonova and Algotitan are loading at Imperial Oil.
Bill Kloss

Ronnie Has Reached Sarnia to Load Yachts

Sep 26, 2026

SARNIA, ON – The heavy-lift vessel M/V Ronnie has arrived at Sarnia, ON, to load motor yachts to transport back to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Every spring, vessels bring private motor yachts up from Florida to the Great Lakes so owners can cruise the lakes for the summer. Now that autumn is arriving, the Ronnie has been chartered to pick those same luxury yachts back up and transport them down to Fort Lauderdale before the winter. This year, Annette Desgagnes brought the yachts to Sarnia on June 3, 2026.

Janey Anderson

Lake Erie Ports – September 25

Sep 26, 2026

Monroe, MI:   Calumet arrived with limestone for DTE.
Toledo, OH:  Arrivals were Great Republic to Ironville and Algoma Bear to Midwest Terminals. Algoma Sault is at Kuhlmans. Departing were Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit to Courtright, ON and Algoma Niagara for Hamilton, ON.
Marblehead, OH:  Manitoulin arrived to load limestone at Amrize.
Cleveland, OH:   Arrivals were US EPA Lake Guardian to Dock 26E at the Port and tug Rebecca Lynn to Shelly Materials. Departures were Mark W. Barker with salt for Milwaukee, Sam Laud with no updated destination and Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement for Bowmanville, ON. American Courage is on the shuttles.
Buffalo, NY:  Tamarack arrived with cement for Amrize while Algoma Intrepid remained at anchor. Departures were New York/Double Skin 509A for Detroit and, once empty, Tamarack for Bath, ON.
Port Colborne, ON:  Federal Delta is at the anchorage.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algoberta departed with petroleum products for Sainte-Victoire, QC. Algonova and Algotitan arrived at Imperial Oil.
Bill Kloss

Lake Erie Ports – September 24

Sep 25, 2026

Toledo, OH:   Arrivals were Algoma Sault to Kuhlman’s, Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit to Midwest Terminals and Algoma Niagara to CSX.
Sandusky, OH:  Kaye E. Barker departed with coal for Zug Island.
Cleveland, OH:   Arrivals were Mark W. Barker to Cargill for salt and Sam Laud with stone for Kokosing Materials. American Courage unloaded at Ontario Stone then moved to the Bulk Terminal for shuttles to Cliffs. Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement moved to Dock 20 at the Port.
Conneaut, OH:   Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. departed for Two Harbors and Indiana Harbor moved to the P&C Dock to unload ore. Once empty the footer departed with no updated destination.
Buffalo, NY:  Algoma Intrepid is still anchored in Lake Erie.
Nanticoke, ON:  McAsphalt Advantage departed for Tracy, QC.
Bill Kloss

Stewart J. Cort Returns to Service

Sep 24, 2026

UPDATED FOR CLARITY: The 1,000-footer Stewart J. Cort was upbound at the Soo late Thursday morning. She has been mostly sidelined since mid-July, first at Superior, WI, then at Sturgeon Bay, WI, with starboard propulsion issues. All four engines are fine, but she is running on just the port propeller until replacement parts can be manufactured. At that time she will return to BayShip for the work to be completed.

Know Your Ships

Stewat J. Cort on the St. Marys River Thursday morning. [Roger LeLievre]

Marys River Thursday morning – stern view. [Roger LeLievre]

Lake Erie Ports – September 23

Sep 24, 2026

Toledo, OH:  Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived with ore for Ironville. Departing were Ontario Venture for Thessalon, Federal Mayumi for Montreal, Miedwie for Hamilton and Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader for Brevort. Algoma Sault remains anchored in the lake.
Sandusky, OH:  Kaye E. Barker arrived for coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH:  Mark W. Barker departed with salt for Detroit. American Courage arrived with limestone for Ontario Stone. Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement is unloading at SMC Jefferson St.
Conneaut, OH:  Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. arrived at the P&C Dock to unload ore. Indiana Harbor is anchored in the lake.
Buffalo, NY:  Algoma Intrepid is still anchored.
Nanticoke, ON:  McAsphalt Advantage arrived at Imperial OIl. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 departed for Gary, IN.
Bill Kloss

Thunder Bay – September 10

Sep 11, 2026

American Mariner was loading grain for Buffalo. BBC Leer was unloading windmill components while Sunda was loading grain. Fraserborg was loading an unknown cargo. At anchor waiting for cargo (possibly potash which must be brought in by train) were Mottler, Juno and Federal Freedom. Federal Seto departed for an overseas port.

Roger LeLievre

Juno anchored off Thunder Bay Thursday. [Roger LeLievre]

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