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DULUTH, Minn. — Total waterborne tonnage through the Port of Duluth-Superior declined 6.8 percent compared to the 2023 season, finishing the 2024 navigation season at 29.6 million short tons. Diminished iron ore shipments drove the decline, as taconite totals fell from a 28-season high in 2023 to 19.4 million tons in 2024. While still exceeding… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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, 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 »

DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Seaway Port Authority and its terminal operations on Rice’s Point ranked among the nation’s top performers in the recently released Green Marine 2023 environmental performance report, posting a 3.43 score on Green Marine’s five-point scale. The overall average for port authority participants in 2023 was 3.12. The annual report rates… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »