H. LEE WHITE in Port; DUTCH RUNNER Transits the Welland Canal

H. LEE WHITE arrived in Erie at 1845 hours on Saturday and docked at the Mountfort Terminal. After unloading part of the stone cargo on board there and the rest at the Old Ore Dock, the WHITE departed in ballast for Toledo to load coal.

Sunday morning, DUTCH RUNNER was upbound in the Welland Canal bound for Thunder Bay, Ontario. The vessel is on its first trip to the upper Great Lakes, and after unloading its project cargo at Thunder Bay will proceed to load wheat there for Quebec City.

Other traffic in the Canal on Sunday morning included the J.W. SHELLEY, ALGOSTEEL and FEDERAL MAAS.

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WHITE inbound Erie.


Close up.


Stern view.


Turning to dock.


DUTCH RUNNER upbound in the Welland Canal Bypass on Sunday at 0830 hours.


Another view.


Side view.


Close up of the deck cargo.


Stern view.


Heading under Bridge 11 at Allanburg.


A few minutes later the DUTCH RUNNER is found upbound at Port Robinson, Ontario, a couple of miles up the Canal.


Smile.


DUTCH RUNNER upbound.


Stern view, heading for Port Colborne.


J.W. SHELLEY upbound at Port Colborne at 0715 hours on Sunday. The SHELLEY is bound for Superior, Wisconsin in ballast.


Above Lock 8, ready to begin a transit of Lake Erie.


Stern view.


ALGOSTEEL upbound at Port Robinson. ALGOSTEEL is bound for Indiana Harbor, Indiana with iron ore from Quebec City, Quebec.


Overhead view.


Stern view of the ALGOSTEEL.


FEDERAL MAAS upbound below Lock 3. The MAAS has a cargo of titanium slag from South Africa bound for Ashtabula, Ohio.


Passing under the Skyway Bridge that carries the QEW over the Welland Canal.


Stern view.



I will be uploading video of the WHITE, as well as other video from the Welland Canal, as time permits.

WHITE in Port; Erie-owned DUTCH RUNNER makes first trip to upper Great Lakes

H. LEE WHITE arrived in Erie at around 1830 this evening and docked at the Mountfort Terminal to unload part of her cargo of stone from Calcite, Michigan. The vessel will move over to the Old Ore Dock to complete unloading.

DUTCH RUNNER, the first of two vessels owned by Erie-owned Great Lakes Feeder Lines, is currently on its way to Thunder Bay with project cargo from Deseronto, Ontario. The vessel will be passing through the Welland Canal early tomorrow morning.

Watch the Erie Shipping News tomorrow or Monday for photos and video of the WHITE and of the DUTCH RUNNER.

Introducing the DUTCH RUNNER

Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Erie-based Logistics Plus, posted online today that the M/V DUTCH RUNNER has arrived safely in Montreal after crossing from Europe. The DUTCH RUNNER
will be utilized on Highway H2O, the St. Lawrence Seaway's new initiative to take trucks off the road and put that cargo on ships. It's possible that eventually the ship's voyages on the Lakes could bring it to Erie.