The Port's hub of cargo activity
Lake
Superior Warehousing Co., Inc. (LSW), operator of the Port Authority's
Clure Public Marine Terminal, continues to expand its customer base and
has seen its busiest cargo handling season since becoming the Port Authority's
managing agent in 1991. LSW oversees Clure Terminal support facilities
that include more than 300,000 square feet of warehouse space as well
as 200,000 square feet of secure, paved open-storage space. The terminal
has two gantry cranes, with a capacity of 125,000 tons in tandem, a mobile
300-ton crane and a fleet of forklift trucks and related equipment. For
oceangoing general cargo ships, the terminal offers seven berths in 6,600
lineal feet of dock space, all at the full Seaway depth.
"Whatever type of cargo you're shipping, small or large, bring it on," says Gary Nicholson, company president. LSW projects this summer include:
A May
3, Dutch-flagged Varnebank with inbound European lumber for regional
distribution. 
B June
14, Dutch-flagged Prinsenborg with inbound European lumber for
regional distribution. 
D June
30, Gibraltar-flagged BBC France with inbound wind energy cargo
from Europe for Minnesota. 
E July
6, Norwegian-flagged Menominee with export wood pulp for distribution
in the Netherlands. 
F July
11, Antiqua-flagged BBC Shanghai with inbound Vestas wind energy
cargo from Europe for Manitoba. 
H July
18, Isle of Man-flagged Scan Arctic with inbound wind energy cargo
from Europe and Quebec for Minnesota. 
I August
4, Dutch-flagged Kwintebank with inbound European lumber for regional
distribution.