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Business

Business relies on a thriving port.

Duluth-Superior is a port community and maritime trade is essential to its economy. While visitors enjoy seeing ships pass through the canal and under the lift bridge, those who live and work here know that every vessel supports business throughout the entire supply chain. The port is an important component of our past, present and future, and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority is proud of our role in bringing business to the port and economic development to the region.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System

An engineering marvel, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System connects North America’s Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and the world.

Port Operations and Facilities

Duluth-Superior is a diversified multimodal shipping hub, connecting global maritime cargo transport to free-flowing major highways and four Class I railroads with direct service to the East, West and Gulf Coasts.

Cargo and Trade

A world port anchored by domestic trade, Duluth-Superior is a global gateway for bulk and breakbulk cargo.

Great Lakes Cruises

Cruise the Duluth-Superior harbor or take a multi-day trans-Atlantic expedition through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System.