SHIPPING

A tractor is lowered onto land by a crane.

Business

First cargoes on the Duluth-Antwerp liner include futuristic tractor, Amsoil products

Monthly ocean-going vessels are set to connect the two continents this year.

News

Laker hauling 21 tons of salt runs aground in Detroit River

According to Interlake Steamship, the Mark W. Barker was “designed to ensure that it will have a low environmental impact to the Great Lakes.”

May 17, 2023 05:07 PM

Local

Coast Guard issues warning after laser pointed at laker passing through Duluth Ship Canal

The fine for pointing a laser at a vessel can reach up to $25,000.

May 15, 2023 10:50 AM

Local

Photos and video: Port receives blessing, arrival of the John G. Munson

The ports of Duluth and Superior have been officially blessed for this shipping season.

May 11, 2023 08:29 PM

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The Vault

Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' still haunts, as do the ship's last radio calls

Lightfoot's mournful ballad memorialized the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975. What happened is still a mystery, ever since the last communications from the doomed freighter.

May 02, 2023 09:35 AM

By Tracy Briggs

people gather on bridge deck of oceangoing ship

Local

Indian crew of first ship welcomed in ceremony

The Federal Dart was the earliest first saltie to arrive in Port of Duluth-Superior history.

March 30, 2023 05:15 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Local

Federal Dart sets first saltie of season record

It's the earliest an oceangoing vessel has arrived, beating the old record by two days.

March 28, 2023 05:29 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

A ship travels through the Duluth Harbor

Local

Light on lake ice, Great Lakes shipping season underway

But there's still plenty of ice in the harbors.

March 23, 2023 06:03 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Business

Monthly ship to carry cargo, containers between Duluth, Belgium ports

Port officials said it will be the first liner service from Duluth to Europe in decades.

March 22, 2023 10:13 AM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Local

Coast Guard to begin icebreaking in Twin Ports

The Cutter Spar, which arrived in Duluth last year, will clear shipping channels next week.

March 03, 2023 03:25 PM

By Staff reports

The 624-foot long bulk carrier, Resko is the first saltie to visit the Twin Ports in 2022.

Local

First ship contest underway

Last year, Resko was the first ocean-going vessel to reach Duluth, on April 13, 2022.

March 02, 2023 07:30 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

691 foot long cargo ship departs Duluth in winter

Local

Cargoes through port down in 2022 — especially grain, which had its lowest season since 1890

Salt and general cargo were up.

February 01, 2023 07:00 AM

By Jimmy Lovrien

The James R. Barker passes by the Algoma Conveyor in Duluth.

Local

Soo Locks close for season

More than 4,500 vessels, carrying up to 80 million tons of cargo, maneuver through the locks annually.

January 15, 2023 02:21 PM

By Staff reports