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Page 52 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS Dec. 13 . . .The Canada Marquis cleared Duluth flying the Hong Kong flag, closing the International shipping season in the Twin Ports. She loaded grain at the Harvest States Elevator for Limasol, Cyprus. . . . The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority voted unanimously to grant a lease to the Jonathan Corp. to develop a shipyard on the old Litton property at Erie. Jonathan plans to re-activate the shipyard and repair and lay-up two, 1,000-footers and one 800-footer this winter. The new company's name is Erie Marine Enterprises, which is a division of the Jonathan Corp. On January 2nd, the Paul R. Tregurtha arrived for winter lay-up and the James R. Barker arrived the next day. . . . With the lease of the Litton property, the Port Authority must find a new home for the brig Niagara. Dec. 14 . . For the first time since it opened in 1976, the Mid-West Energy Terminal will ship over 12 million tons of coal this season. The previous record of 11.6 million tons was established in 1989. Dec. 14 . . The Port Weller Drydock will build a new ferry to replace the Pelee Islander. The $26 million vessel is due for delivery in 1992. The Pelee Islander will replace the Upper Canada on the Kingsville-Leamington run. Dec. 15 . . .The J.L. Mauthe cleared Duluth after loading grain at the Peavey Elevator to close the grain shipping season in the Twin Ports. . . . The Federal Danube was the last saltie to pass downbound at the Soo. Dec. 16 . . .The Canada Marquis follwed the Federal Danube as they cleared the Port Weller piers. They were the last salties for the season. Dec. 18 . . Port Huron's Seaway Terminal closed for the season when the last saltie cleared for Ireland with a cargo of sugar beet pellets. Officials state that this has been a record year with 72.000 tons of cargo being shipped. Prior to this year, the terminal had never shipped more than 60.000 tons in any one year. Dec. 20 . . John B. Aird unloaded 26,000 tons of ore at Cleveland's lakefront C&P Dock. This was her first visit to this dock. The ore was loaded at Point Noire. Canadian ore is usually brought in by straight-deckers. The Algowood unloaded ore at this dock the next day. Dec. 20 . . Oglebay Norton announced that they have purchased the Lewis Wilson Foy and the Sparrows Point from Bethlehem Steel. A letter of intent to purchase the two vessels was signed earlier this year. Nothing was mentioned in the announcement of possible renames. Dec. 21 . . The Paul R. Tregurtha was the last vessel to load coal at the Mid-West Energy Terminal. The terminal loaded 257 vessels this season. . . The railferry Incan Superior cleared the Twin Ports on her final run of the season. . . . The Caribbean Queen was the last saltie to pass down the Seaway. . . . McKeil Marine's Lac Manitoba arrived at Lighthouse Cove for possible icebreaking on the Thames River. The $68,000 contract was authorized by Chatham-based Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority.