FLOTA Loading Continues; McKEE SONS, WHITE DUE

Loading continues today on the PANAM FLOTA at the Mountfort Terminal. The biodiesel loading is going better than expected and the vessel could be finished loading and depart tomorrow evening.

Meanwhile, two vessels loaded with stone are due in Erie tomorrow. Tug INVINCIBLE and barge McKEE SONS, with stone from Meldrum Bay, are due at 1200. Four hours later, the H. LEE WHITE is due with stone from Calcite. The WHITE will likely have to anchor and wait for the McKEE SONS to finish unloading, unless the FLOTA is finished and departs earlier than expected tomorrow.

Below are videos of the PANAM FLOTA inbound and the J.S. St. JOHN outbound yesterday.

DAVID Z. Due

DAVID Z., with stone from Meldrum Bay, Ontario, is scheduled to arrive in Erie at 0715 hours tomorrow and will dock at the Mountfort Terminal.

McKEE SONS in port

McKEE SONS and tug INVINCIBLE arrived in port at 1800 this afternoon, docking at the Mountfort Terminal to unload stone from Meldrum Bay. By 2030 the unit was shifting along the dock to continue unloading after starting the unload onto an existing pile.

INVINCIBLE/McKEE SONS Due

Articulated tug/barge unit INVINCIBLE/McKEE SONS, with stone from Meldrum Bay, is due in Erie at 1430 Thursday.

Historical Arrivals- July 4

Arrivals on July 4 in years past:

2006- ALGOWAY arrives with stone from Meldrum Bay and Bruce Mines for the Mountfort Terminal. A Canadian-owned vessel, ALGOWAY apparently is into arriving in Erie on July 4, as this is her second visit to the port on this date.

2005- ADAM E. CORNELIUS arrives with stone from Calcite for the Old Ore Dock.

2003- ALGOWAY arrives with stone from Meldrum Bay for the Mountfort Terminal.

MICHIPICOTEN Visits, Departs

The MICHIPICOTEN made her first visit to Erie under that name last night, arriving at 2345 and docking at the Mountfort Terminal to unload stone from Meldrum Bay. The MICHIPICOTEN finished unloading at 0500, turned around in Presque Isle Bay and departed at 0540.

McKEE SONS Photos; CORNELIUS Due

Below are photos of tug INVINCIBLE and barge McKEE SONS inbound Erie on Monday to unload stone from Meldrum Bay at the Mounfort Terminal. Also in port on Monday and departing at 1130 for Buffalo were U.S. Navy LCU 1680 and NRC 2, two landing craft. Gannon University's ENVIRONAUT, fishing tug BIG TONY, and the J.S. St. JOHN were also out on Monday.

The ADAM E. CORNELIUS is due with stone from Port Dolomite at 0330 on Tuesday.