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August 7, 2007 IMMEDIATE RELEASE WIND IN, WIND OUT In a reverse of its traditional trade patterns, the Port of Duluth is exporting its first ever wind turbine components through the Port Authority-owned Clure Public Marine Terminal. The Beluga Expectation is scheduled to arrive August 8 with Acciona wind tower sections, nacelles and hubs from Spain. This cargo will be unloaded and delivered via truck to the Tatanka wind farm near Ellendale, ND. The inbound forwarding/logistics is being handled by DSV Air & Sea Inc., of Elk Grove Village, IL. Upon discharge, the Beluga Expectation will then load wind turbine blades manufactured by a major U.S. producer of the specialized blades that will be delivered to the Port of Bilbao, Spain, for various European wind farm projects. Professional Logistics Group, Inc., has been hired to manage the logistics of the efforts, and Transgroup Worldwide Logistics, Houston, TX, has been selected to handle the forwarding/logistics of this shipment out of Duluth. This is the second export shipment of this type to Spain, with the first blade export being handled in July onboard the Beluga Constitution. Guthrie-Hubner is the local agent, and Lake Superior Warehousing Company, Inc., will again handle the unloading and reloading of the wind turbine components. “Components for wind energy projects throughout the world are served by a global supply chain which the Port of Duluth is equipped to handle,” said Ron Johnson, trade development director for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. “The Port began to handle wind component cargo in 2004, and has seen dramatic growth in the volumes of this type of cargo. The Port of Duluth is central to both wind turbine component manufacturing and wind farm developments in the U.S. and Canada,” said Johnson. - 30 - |
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