Noteworthy Passages

Lake Erie Ports – June 14

June 15, 2026

Toledo, OH:  Victory/Maumee departed for Drummond Island and Samuel deChamplain/Innovation arrived with cement for Amrize. Federal Nakagawa is at ADM. Samuel deChamplain/Innovation departed for Essexville later in the day.
Marblehead, OH:  Sharon M1/Huron Spirit departed with stone for Southwestern Sales in Kingsville, ON. Ontario Venture arrived to load at Amrize.
Sandusky, OH:  Herbert C. Jackson loaded coal at Norfolk Southern and then left for Monroe. 

American Patriot making her first visit to Toledo. [Grant Helmkamp]

Cleveland, OH:  Drawsko departed for Portage, IN and Tamarack left for Bath, ON. Manitowoc arrived at Ontario Stone. In port are Federal Ruhr and American Courage.
Fairport Harbor, OH:  Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader unloaded stone at Osborne then left for Port Dolomite once empty.
Conneaut, OH:  Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. arrived at the P&C Dock to unload ore from Two Harbors.
Buffalo, NY:  Shoveler is still unloading sugar at Sucro Sourcing.
Port Colborne, ON:  Pearl Mist arrived at Snider Dock Services for passengers to visit the Niagara Falls area. She departed for Cleveland once everyone was back on board.
Nanticoke, ON:  Departing were Algoluna with petroleum products for Montreal,Comeau to Toledo and Baie St. Paul. Arriving were Algoberta to Imperial Oil and Thunder Bay
Bill Kloss

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