Lake Erie Ports – November 12

November 13, 2026

Toledo, OH:  Arrivals were Federal Phoenix to Midwest Terminals, Lee A. Tregurtha with ore for Torco and Algoma Endeavour with salt. Departures were Mesabi Miner for Two Harbors and CSL Laurentien for Hamilton.  Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader moved to CSX for coal and Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. is at Midwest Terminals.
Point Pelee, ON: Paul R. Tregurtha and Wilfred Sykes are anchored for weather. Both are headed to Cleveland.
Marblehead, OH:  Manitowoc departed for Marine City.
Sandusky, OH: Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader arrived to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Cleveland, OH:  Northern Venture arrived with salt for the Kokosing dock. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder ran a shuttle then moved to Cargill to load salt. American Courage is running shuttles and Petite Forte/St. Marys Cement is still at SMC Jefferson St.
Fairport Harbor, OH:  Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader departed for Snadusky.
Ashtabula, OH:  John J. Boland unloaded limestone at Pinney Dock #4 then left for Calcite.
Buffalo, NY:   American Mariner is unloading at General Mills and New York/Double Skin 509A is unloading at Suit-Kote.
Port Colborne, ON:  Wilfred M. Cohen departed for Sault Ste Marie. In port is Federal Montreal.
Nanticoke, ON:  Algoluna and Stenheim are loading at Imperial Oil.

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