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[quote="cpfan"]That dock in Contrecoeur is a dry fertilizer plant (Yara Canada). I wish I had checked the drafts last night because now I'm wondering if the ships are loading or unloading. Of course, I also want to know what they are (un)loading.

My guess is that they are unloading. Algoma Discovery is reporting a draft of 10.1m. Algoma Niagara is reporting 7m. So probably unloading (assuming Algoma Niagara had a similar draft when it arrived at Yara).

I wonder if Algoma Niagara has just layed up for the winter.[/quote]

They're unloading iron ore from Port Cartier.

That dock in Contrecoeur is a dry fertilizer plant (Yara Canada). I wish I had checked the drafts last night because now I'm wondering if the ships are loading or unloading. Of course, I also want to know what they are (un)loading.

My guess is that they are unloading. Algoma Discovery is reporting a draft of 10.1m. Algoma Niagara is reporting 7m. So probably unloading (assuming Algoma Niagara had a similar draft when it arrived at Yara).

I wonder if Algoma Niagara has just layed up for the winter.

My bad. I should learn to pay attention to what I read. The destination was indeed down bound from the last of the locks. The Discovery has docked at Contrecoeur but the Niagara is proceeding to dock in Montreal with a current destination of Montreal.

Regards, John

Contrecoeur is below Montreal.The 2 CSL ships are laid up at Cote St.Catherine Wharf.The Seaway has closed for the winter.

I would say that one of them two ships will run all winter from port cartier to contrecoeur my guess would be the niagara

I see that the Algoma Niagara and Algoma Discovery are both upbound on the St.Lawrence with a destination of Contrecoeur. If this AIS destination is correct, that means that the locks at St.Lambert and Contrecoeur are still open and these 2 ships will be joining the Spruceglen and CSL Assiniboine in lay-up there. I don't recall seeing that many if any ships laid-up there in the past.

Regards, John