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It's a vision decades in the making. The
port last hailed a regular trans-Atlantic
liner service in the 1970s, and now it
returns, right-sized for the market and
the moment.
" We're excited about how this ser-
vice can help regional manufacturers
compete in the global marketplace,
especially now, with companies look-
ing to strengthen their supply chains
against global uncertainties and dis-
ruptions," said Deb DeLuca, executive
director of the Duluth Seaway Port
Authority. "But it's also about green-
ing the supply chain and using our
nation's transportation assets to their
fullest and best purposes. When we're
maximizing the most environmentally
and economically efficient means of
moving cargoes to and from the con-
tinent's midsection, it helps everyone.
This liner service is a big step in that
direction, and the time is right."
HUNGRY FOR MORE
Duluth-Superior's king cargo — iron ore — is sailing from
the port at a very brisk pace this season. Nearly 2.6 million
short tons of taconite moved in June 2023, the most in
a single month since May 1993. Total iron ore tonnage
through June topped 7.3 million.
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Framed by Royal Wagenborg vessel Maxima and Duluth's Elevator A, Hansen-
Mueller Company President Josh Hansen spoke with media on June 6 about
purchasing and re-activating the iconic grain facility, which was loading its first
ship in almost 10 years. More than 12,000 short tons of beet pulp pellets flowed
from Elevator A into the Maxima for export to the Netherlands.
PHOTO / David Schauer
BIG DAY FOR ELEVATOR A
Short tons of ore through June
7.3M tons
of iron ore
