Algoma Guardian - Conneaut

[pcolachap]

Thanks for the video. I am not a Facebook user. I have watched boating loading / unloading in Lorain and at Hallet #5 in Duluth. This method has never struck me as either efficient or safe. Backing up payloaders present some real problems. If the figure of three million tons down the Seaway this year is correct, I'd say a reclaimer on the storage pile and a belt system to the old P&C coal dock might be the way to go. Thanks to all, Mike

[Jon Paul]

Thanks, the link to YouTube was posted about the same time as my inquiry. Its a great video and thanks to Pazzo for putting it on there. I have posted 2 photo's from Shorpy dated 1900 of Conneaut to show what a difference there is today from yesteryear.
We only unloaded in Conneaut a half dozen times but I always enjoyed my time there as it was a busy port and lots going on.

[garbear]

Any other place to view the video for those of us who won't do Facebook?
Perhaps it could be posted on YouTube?

It is on YouTube.

[Jon Paul]

Any other place to view the video for those of us who won't do Facebook?
Perhaps it could be posted on YouTube?

[Pazzo]

Nice video Pazzo. Love it!

Thank you, sir!

[Pazzo]

In case some members here don't have Facebook, here is a link to the YouTube video. Hope you all enjoy a different view.
https://youtu.be/dK5mFbRs3eY

[garbear]

Nice video Pazzo. Love it!

[Pazzo]

I will post some drone footage from her load... keep a look out for it on the Facebook sites. Excuse the cheesy music I incorporate.

[garbear]

When this ore is loaded out of Conneaut, where abouts is it put aboard the vessels? I know they have a storage field east of the unloading hopper. But have they been able to connect their belt system to the two loaders that used to be the P&C coal dock? Thanks, Mike

Mike, if you have Facebook go on Fans of Know Your Ships and in the search box type in Algoma Spirit loading ore in Conneaut and a few pictures will pop up from a few yrs. ago.

[Guest]

When this ore is loaded out of Conneaut, where abouts is it put aboard the vessels? I know they have a storage field east of the unloading hopper. But have they been able to connect their belt system to the two loaders that used to be the P&C coal dock? Thanks, Mike

Pictures I've seen it looks like they load along the dock face where the huletts used to be. They use a Telestacker type loader(s).

[pcolachap]

When this ore is loaded out of Conneaut, where abouts is it put aboard the vessels? I know they have a storage field east of the unloading hopper. But have they been able to connect their belt system to the two loaders that used to be the P&C coal dock? Thanks, Mike

[Guest]

The ore is going down the Seaway to be loaded on ocean-going ships to go to Russia. Supposed to be three million tons this year. Has nothing to do with US Steel.

Probably the ore is Minntac ore that's owned by U.S. Steel. So indirectly it does have something to do with USS.

[Guest]

The ore is going down the Seaway to be loaded on ocean-going ships to go to Russia. Supposed to be three million tons this year. Has nothing to do with US Steel.

[garbear]

Just a thought here only folks but, possibly all of these loads coming out of Conneaut would they not be related to USS and there I guess you say temporary shutdown of one of their blast furnaces at their Gary Works plant? Would more iron ore pellets then be going to Conneaut instead of Gary Works and then being transloaded into smaller size ships for the trip and run down the Seaway to offload? This is just thoughts along with my own theories that I have so please keep this in mind. Thanks for any information one may have on this.

Might also be instead of sending several Seaway sized lakers to Lake Superior you send a couple footers to Conneaut with pellets and then transship from there.

[Denny]

Just a thought here only folks but, possibly all of these loads coming out of Conneaut would they not be related to USS and there I guess you say temporary shutdown of one of their blast furnaces at their Gary Works plant? Would more iron ore pellets then be going to Conneaut instead of Gary Works and then being transloaded into smaller size ships for the trip and run down the Seaway to offload? This is just thoughts along with my own theories that I have so please keep this in mind. Thanks for any information one may have on this.

[Pazzo]

CSL Assiniboine will arrive on Friday for another transload. I've heard there are around 20 loads that are supposed to be picked up in the coming 2 months. Conjecture, but the busiest that Conneaut has been in a long time!

[garbear]

What would she be carrying from Conneaut to Quebec? Is Conneaut used as a transshipment port for Ore or is something else exported from here? Thanks

It's been used as a transshipment port in the past. This load would be Minntac ore.

[Guest]

What would she be carrying from Conneaut to Quebec? Is Conneaut used as a transshipment port for Ore or is something else exported from here? Thanks