Port Reports - March 29

Duluth-Superior – Daniel Lindner

James R. Barker departed Duluth with iron ore pellets early Tuesday morning. Erie Trader/Clyde S. VanEnkevort, the former Lakes Contender/Ken Boothe Sr, arrived soon after and began loading at CN. They were expected to depart later in the evening. American Spirit and Indiana Harbor both remained at Port Terminal. CSL Assiniboine was loading at Burlington Northern in Superior.

Two Harbors, Minn. – Daniel Lindner

Edwin H. Gott departed Tuesday morning and Capt. Henry Jackman arrived soon after to load. She departed during the evening. Algoma Harvester was inbound around 9 p.m. to take on ore. On Thursday, G3 Marquis, Roger Blough, and John D. Leitch are due to load at CN, and American Integrity is expected on Friday. Edgar B. Speer and Algoma Transport are due Saturday.

Thunder Bay, Ont.

Baie Comeau and CSL Welland departed with grain in the early evening Tuesday. Tim S. Dool, CSL St.-Laurent and Atlantic Huron were loading.

Escanaba, Mich.

Joseph L. Block was headed in to load Tuesday night.

Toledo, Ohio – Denny Dushane

Algoma Discovery arrived Tuesday afternoon but was unable to proceed up river due to the bridges not being manned. She went to anchor in western Lake Erie just east of the entrance to the Toledo ship channel. Her adventure going up the Maumee River will start over again early Wednesday morning. The first vessel to load at the CSX Coal Dock for the 2017 season will be the Manitoulin, due Thursday at midnight. Due next at CSX will be the barge James L. Kuber / tug Victory April 4 in the mid-afternoon, followed by the barge Ashtabula / tug Defiance due April 6, also in the mid-afternoon. The barge James L. Kuber / tug Victory return there on April 9 in the late evening, and the Saginaw is also due at CSX to load April 10 in the early morning. Two other vessels are also due at CSX, the Algoma Enterprise on April 17 in the late evening followed by the Algoma Transport on April 25 in the morning. There is no activity scheduled at the Midwest Terminal Stone Dock. At the Torco Dock, the first arrival is expected to be the Lee A. Tregurtha, due in on Friday in the morning. The barge James L. Kuber / tug Victory are due at Torco on April 2 in the late evening followed by the Joseph H. Thompson Jr. and barge on April 3 in the early evening. Rounding out the schedule are the barge James L. Kuber / tug Victory, returning to Torco on April 9 in the late morning. There has been no new vessel departures from Winter Lay-up, however, American Integrity, Buffalo and Great Republic all have their AIS up and running and should be departing soon.

Buffalo, N.Y. – Brian W.

The first commercial vessel transit of the new season for the Buffalo area was the 664-foot self-unloader Manitoulin with a load of Canadian red wheat on March 27. She arrived in a heavy fog that evening around 7 p.m. from Thunder Bay, Ont., and was winded in the outer harbor by the tug Washington. They proceeded on a stern-first tow up the Buffalo River for the ADM Standard elevator, securing on the dock there at about 9 p.m. Tonawanda’s first delivery came on March 28 when the tug-barge unit Calusa Coast – Delaware arrived with asphalt from Detroit for Noco. They came in along the Canadian coast to dodge the breeze coming out of the north, switched out of towing gear off Point Abino, and then headed for the North Entrance around 3 p.m. After transiting the Black Rock Canal downbound, the pair docked at the Noco pier around 5 p.m.

Welland Canal – Barry Andersen

Tuesday’s upbound passages were Sea Eagle II / barge St. Marys Cement II and Kaministiqua. Downbound traffic consisted of Amelia Desgagnes (eta 2315). Monday’s upbound passages were G3 Marquis, Algoma Enterprise, Algoma Discovery, Harbour Fountain (Portugal; first ocean vessel for 2017 through the canal), Baie St. Paul and Mississagi. English River was downbound.

Other news: Kaministiqua departed Hamilton winter berth at 1900 Tuesday, ETA Port Weller was 2207. Algoscotia departed Bronte at 2105. ETA Port Weller was 2250.

Seaway – Rene′ Beauchamp, Mac Mackay

A new saltie is expected at Cleveland from Russia on or about April 7, the general cargo ship Riga. Until lately, she was part of the Flinter Shipping fleet, which went bankrupt. Former name of the vessel was Flinter Aland. According to reports, she is still of Netherlands registry. With the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway this week for another season, the tug Genesis Victory out of New York is headed for the Great Lakes. The tug with its tank barge GM 6506 has been a regular on the Great Lakes, spending most of the summer there and leaving in the fall. Their work seems to be on Lake Michigan, working out of Whiting, Ind. The tug and barge usually use the Canso Canal to reach the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but since that facility will be closed for renovations until May, they may be waiting for better weather at Halifax before proceeding on their trip around Cape North.

Source:boatnerd.com