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 14: Noreaster, a 603-foot Irving Oil tanker, arrived in Searsport from Boston and delivered 45,000 barrels of No. 2 oil and 45,000 barrels of diesel. It sailed April 15 for Saint John, N.B.

April 15: Denali, a New York–based tug with fuel barge, arrived in Searsport from Providence, R.I., and delivered 15,000 barrels of ethanol. It sailed April 16 for Portland.

April 16: Chemical Pioneer, a 662-foot chemical tanker, arrived in Searsport from Savannah, Georgia, and delivered caustic soda. It sailed April 17 for New York.

April 17: Noreaster returned to Searsport from Saint John, N.B., and delivered 95,000 barrels of gasoline, 30,000 barrels of diesel and 45,000 barrels of No. 2 oil. On April 18, it continued to Bucksport and delivered 90,000 barrels of No. 2 oil, then sailed April 19 for Saint John.

April 21: Noreaster returned to Searsport from Saint John, N.B., for the third time in six days, and delivered an unknown quantity of No. 2 oil. It sailed April 22 for Providence, R.I.

April 24: Cape Gavi, a 604-foot oil tanker, arrived in Bucksport from Portland and delivered 90,000 barrels of No. 2 oil. It sailed April 25 for Saint John, N.B.

April 27: Weco Josefine, a 590-foot bulk carrier, arrived in Searsport from Albany, N.Y., to load scrap metal bound for Turkey.

Expected Arrivals

April 29 — Ainazi, to Searsport from Montreal, delivering diesel.