11
Port Passings
6
Seasons of Yore
In Focus
W I N T E R 2 0 2 6 / V O L . 5 9 , N O . 1
17
2
Season Summary
N O R T H S T A R
PORT
By the Numbers
5
13
Seaway Integration
8
Logbook
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ABOUT NORTH STAR PORT
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority produces this
quarterly magazine. Jayson Hron is the publisher.
Editorial assistance provided by Julie Zenner.
ON THE COVER:
Port photographer David
Schauer braved a frigid
December morning to capture
this photo of FWN Atlantide
docked at Duluth's Clure Public
Marine Terminal. The vessel
was one of seven first-time
callers to the Port of
Duluth-Superior in 2025.
Printed on 10% post-consumer waste paper.
N O RT H S TA R
PORT
W I N T E R
2 0 2 6
DUTCH-FLAGGED
FWN ATLANTIDE
DELIVERED MINERALS
TO THE DULUTH CARGO
CONNECT FACILITIES AS
TEMPERATURES PLUNGED
TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
ON DEC. 4, 2025.