Duluth Seaway Port Authority

The first will be last, as the 𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘺 proved this week. A former Duluth-Superior First Ship honoree (2021), the Handysize saltie from Fednav Limited departed this evening as the port’s last oceangoing vessel of 2024. She carried durum wheat bound for North Africa, extending a late-season rally that pushed the port’s grain tonnage total toward its highest mark since 2020. #DuluthDelivers

She’s sailed under a number of names since 2010, but we know her best as 𝘉𝘉𝘊 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯 of the BBC Chartering fleet. Today, she arrived with import project cargo destined for Duluth Cargo Connect, and then an overland journey to the northwest, where it’ll take a very big tree to fit this special delivery.🎄 #DuluthDelivers Also, kudos to tug 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪 from The Great Lakes Towing Company / Great Lakes Shipyard for giving 𝘉𝘉𝘊 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯 a helping hand into our winter wonderland!

It’s a finish-strong Friday at Superior’s Viterra US grain terminal, where the 𝘒𝘖𝘔 arrived this morning to load spring wheat bound for Italy.🌾

A hearty hello from North America's farthest-inland seaport, where the 1973-built 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 from Algoma Central Corporation is delivering us a timely shipment of Canadian salt on this frosty December day. Ships like the 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 can carry approximately 30,000 tons of salt in a single sailing across Lake Huron and Lake Superior, which makes it the most sustainable way to move that key cargo. Compared to land-based transport, short-sea moves across the Great Lakes reduce emissions, fuel consumption and highway traffic.

The Duluth City Council recently appointed Jerome Johnson and Brian Murphy to our board of commissioners. NEWS RELEASE: https://lnkd.in/gYQiyg4W

Great Lakes representatives Danielle Pierson MBA, LCB, PMP, Mark Rhoda-Reis and our Kate Ferguson, CTL, MBA recently participated in a USDA agribusiness trade mission to Casablanca, Morocco. The Port of Duluth-Superior serves as a key link in the supply chain between America's Heartland and Africa. This trade mission was designed to further strengthen that connection, linking Minnesota agricultural producers with new buyers across West Africa.

Generating $1.6 billion in economic activity and supporting more than 7,000 jobs, our working waterfront delivers much more than cargo. We're grateful to Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert and Superior Mayor Jim Paine for attending last night's Maritime Club holiday party and sharing their thoughts on how harbor activity helps the Twin Ports thrive.⚓

Yes, that was a Seaway-sized pure container ship calling at our Clure Terminal last Friday. Built in 2007, the 𝘗𝘦𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘯 𝘊 delivered a load of containerized cargo as part of Duluth's monthly trans-Atlantic liner service from Spliethoff.⚓ Carrying a diverse range of cargoes and offering ship-parceling flexibility, the service provides regional manufacturers with tailor-made options for efficiently moving cargoes all over the globe.

A Thanksgiving story of ink, iron ore and pumpkin pie from 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵 magazine: https://lnkd.in/gemezrAM?

Some seafarers are rarely home for the holidays. For those who call at the Port of Duluth-Superior between now and Christmas, the Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers provides a welcome gift of holiday cheer. These boxes, filled with homemade knitted caps, scarves and other goodies from congregations throughout the region, help deliver glad tidings to those who sail the seas delivering for us. It’s a holiday tradition shared across multiple U.S. ports, including those in Albany, Baltimore, New Haven, New York and New Jersey, through the generosity of Seafarers International House. To learn more or donate: https://lnkd.in/ekiUnuNf