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DeLuca sets retirement date for May 2025

January 7, 2025

DULUTH, Minn. — Deb DeLuca, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority since 2018, announced today her plan to retire on May 15, 2025. “This role has been the highlight of my career,” said DeLuca, who first joined the Port Authority as its government and environmental affairs director in 2014. “It has been an… Read more »

Federal Biscay departs Duluth as season’s final saltie

December 28, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — The Marshall Islands-flagged Federal Biscay sailed this evening as the Port of Duluth-Superior’s last oceangoing departure of the 2024 navigation season. Carrying durum wheat destined for North Africa, the vessel will now navigate below-average ice coverage across the Great Lakes, exiting the St. Lawrence Seaway System prior to the Montreal-Lake Ontario section’s… Read more »

Johnson, Murphy appointed to Port Authority Board of Commissioners

December 10, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth City Council recently appointed Jerome Johnson and Brian Murphy to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Johnson succeeds Commissioner Tyrone Walker, who resigned upon relocating with his family to New Jersey, and Murphy succeeds Commissioner Rick Revoir, who concluded 14 years of service on the Port Authority Board… Read more »

Beardsley earns PPM certification

October 31, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Seaway Port Authority Chief Financial Officer Kevin Beardsley recently earned Port Professional Manager (PPM) certification from the American Association of Port Authorities, graduating Oct. 30 with a nine-person cohort at the 2024 AAPA Annual Convention in Boston. Beardsley’s collaborative capstone project explored best practices in capital investment strategy development for mid-sized… Read more »

Duluth Seaway Port Authority adopts climate action plan

July 30, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — Furthering its commitment to environmental responsibility, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority recently formalized a comprehensive climate action plan to advance sustainable practices at its operating facilities, including the Clure Public Marine Terminal and Duluth Lake Port. The plan defines existing conditions, along with goals, objectives and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions… Read more »

No Foolin’: M/V Barbro G arrives as season’s first saltie

April 1, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — The first oceangoing vessel of the 2024 maritime shipping season entered the Port of Duluth-Superior today. M/V Barbro G, a 623-foot bulk carrier operated by Sweden’s Brochart KB, earned 2024 First Ship honors, completing the season’s first full transit of the St. Lawrence Seaway en route to the Great Lakes’ westernmost port.… Read more »

Port Authority hires Udd for government and environmental affairs role

February 16, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Seaway Port Authority recently hired Jeff Udd as its director of government and environmental affairs. A Duluthian, Udd worked most recently for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as manager of its water and mining section. There he had statewide responsibility for water permitting, compliance and enforcement activities at industrial facilities.… Read more »

Boyle reappointed to Port Authority Board of Commissioners

February 8, 2024

DULUTH, Minn. — The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners recently reappointed Patrick Boyle to a second term on the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Originally appointed on Jan. 3, 2017, Boyle’s reappointment is a six-year term set to expire Dec. 31, 2029. He serves currently as vice president of the Port Authority… Read more »