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Press Releases |
| 2001 Press Releases | Past Press Releases | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior's last ocean vessel of the season is expected to depart today, December 17, while Great Lakes traffic should continue for another month. | December 17, 2001 | |
| A Minnesota company took delivery this week of the Port of Duluth-Superior's first inbound maritime cargo of Canadian woodpulp. | December 12, 2001 | |
| Based on records kept since the opening of the Duluth Ship Canal in 1871, the four billionth ton of port cargo was loaded in mid-morning aboard the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. | November 8, 2001 | |
| A
Minnesota company today took delivery
of the Port of Duluth-Superior's first inbound cargo of European lumber. |
November 5, 2001 | |
| The Dutch-flag vessel Vancouverborg brought about 5,580 metric tons of evaporated salt for offloading at Cutler-Magner Company's Superior Dock on her maiden voyage to the Port of Duluth-Superior on October 8. | October 8, 2001 | |
| Although heightened security precautions instituted Tuesday by the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office remain in effect today (Thursday), all cargo facilities in the Port of Duluth-Superior remain open in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. | September 13, 2001 | |
| The German cruise vessel Columbus' 2001 call at the Port of Duluth-Superior scheduled for Sunday, September 16, has been cancelled as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. | September 12, 2001 | |
| A mechanical boring machine built in Germany and bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Duluth-Superior Friday morning (August 17) aboard the Antigua-flag vessel Scan Partner. (updated August 17, 2001) | August 14, 2001 | |
| A local construction company was awarded a $3.4 million contract today by the Duluth Seaway Port Authority for the construction of a waterfront warehouse expansion. | August 10, 2001 | |
 Area
attorney Thomas A. Clure, the son of the namesake of Duluth's Clure
Public Marine Terminal, has been
appointed a Duluth Seaway Port Authority commissioner by the Duluth
City Council. |
June 15, 2001 | |
 The
Duluth Seaway Port Authority's 2001 wall calendar has received high
honors in international competition for the tenth consecutive year. |
May 15, 2001 | |
| The ninth annual series of River Quest educational cruises for area sixth grade students has been set for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (May 16-18) aboard the harbor excursion vessel Vista Star. | May 14, 2001 | |
| The U.S.-flag cruise vessel cv Cape May Light, a 224-passenger vessel owned by American Classic Voyages, Co., and operated by Delta Queen Coastal Voyages, New Orleans, is scheduled to call at the Port of Duluth-Superior two times in 2002, the Duluth-Superior Cruise Committee announced today. | May 8, 2001 | |
| (Revised) The Dutch-flag vessel Maineborg, presently completing her maiden voyage between Europe and the Great Lakes, is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Duluth-Superior 6 a.m. Thursday, May 3. | May 2 , 2001 | |
| NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, which is actively supported by the Propeller Club of the United States, marks the anniversary of the day May 22, 1819, when the SS SAVANNAH sailed from her home port of Savannah, Ga., bound for Liverpool, England, to become the first steam vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean. | May 1, 2001 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior's 2001 St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes navigation season officially opened Wednesday, April 4, with the 1:24 a.m. arrival of the English-owned vessel Millenium Raptor under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. She proceeded to Superior's Cenex Harvest States grain facility. | April 4, 2001 | |
| The English-owned vessel Millenium Raptor is expected to open the Port of Duluth-Superior's 2001 St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes navigation season with a 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, arrival at Superior's Cenex Harvest States grain facility. | April 3, 2001 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior's 2001 St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes navigation season is expected to officially open Tuesday, April 3, with the arrival of either the English-owned vessel Millenium Raptor at Superior's Cenex Harvest States grain facility or the arrival of the Norwegian-owned vessel Goviken at Duluth's AGP Grain Limited. | March 30, 2001 | |
| Bill Kron, a St. Louis County commissioner since 1977, was elected Duluth Seaway Port Authority president at the board's annual meeting Wednesday (March 28). | March 29, 2001 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior's 2001 Great Lakes commercial navigation season officially opened at 4 p.m. Monday, March 26, with the arrival of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Stewart J. Cort at Superior's Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) taconite facility. | March 26, 2001 | |
| The Soo Locks will not open to interlake shipping until 12:01 a.m. March 25, the Port of Duluth-Superior's first vessel traffic is expected to begin this weekend | March 16, 2001 | |
 Thomas
E. Cashman, a state agricultural leader, has been appointed
to a six-year term as a Duluth Seaway Port Authority commissioner. |
February 8, 2001 | |
| Winter Berthing Schedule, 2000-2001 | January 15, 2001 | |
| (Revised) The Port of Duluth-Superior's last vessel movements of the season are expected to occur Saturday, January 13, with the arrival of three USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., vessels for winter berthing. | January 15, 2001 | |
