Shipping news is compiled by Ethan Andrews using automatic identification system (AIS) data from marinetraffic.com, local sources and direct observation at ports. It appears in The Free Press every other week.
April 2: Meredith C. Reinauer, a New York–based tug with fuel barge, arrived in Bucksport from Delaware City, Delaware, and delivered 100,000 barrels of kerosene and 40,000 barrels of No. 2 heating oil.?It sailed April 4 for New Haven, Connecticut.

April 6: Denali, a New York–based tug with fuel barge, arrived in Searsport from Providence, R.I., cargo unknown, typically ethanol or kerosene. It sailed April 7 for Boston.

April 9: B. Franklin Reinauer, a New York–based tug with fuel barge, arrived in Bucksport from Boston, cargo unknown. It sailed April 10 for New York.

Ainazi, a 643-foot oil and chemical tanker, arrived in Searsport from Montreal and cargo unknown. It sailed April 11, returning to Montreal.

April 11: Tanja, a 606-foot bulk carrier, arrived in?Searsport from Vila do Conde, Brazil, via Portland, and delivered kaolin clay slurry, a glossy paper coating. It sailed April 12, returning to Vila do Conde.

Expected Arrivals:

April 14 — Denali, returning to Searsport from Providence, R.I.