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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 7:29 AM

Shipping news is compiled by Ethan Andrews using automatic identification system (AIS) data from marinetraffic.com, local sources and direct observation at ports.

October 22: Denali, a New York–based tug, arrived in Searsport from Portland, cargo unknown — Denali is a frequent visitor to Searsport and typically delivers ethanol. It departed later that day for New York.October 26: Great Eastern, a 600-foot Irving Oil tanker, arrived in Searsport from Portsmouth, N.H., and delivered 45,000 barrels of gasoline. It departed October 28 for Saint John, N.B.Tug Angus, a tug towing a dry bulk cargo barge, arrived in Belfast from Boston, cargo unknown. On October 28, it made a round-trip to Winterport, returned to Belfast, then departed on November 3, returning to Boston.October 28: La Madonna, a tug with an empty deck barge, arrived in the area from Fourchon, La., and anchored near Searsport. The Louisiana–based boat has made several tripsto the area to pick up prefabricated refinery modules from Cianbro in Brewer, bound for an undisclosed facility in Pennsylvania. It picked up the loaded barge on November 3 and departed for the mouth of the Mississippi River.Expected A....