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Press Releases |
| 2005 Press Releases | Past Press Releases | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s last ocean vessel of the season departed early today (December 19), and will now make her way speedily through the St. Lawrence Seaway system to meet the midnight closings scheduled December 24 and December 26 respectively for the Montreal-Lake Ontario and Welland sections. | December 19, 2005 | |
| The largest single piece of heavy-lift project machinery handled at the Port by Lake Superior Warehousing—which will comprise the largest single load carried on North American railroads—will be offloaded at Duluth’s Clure Public Marine Terminal at approximately 9:30 a.m. today (November 23) onto the world’s largest capacity railcar. | November 23, 2005 | |
| The first of two ships bringing enormous pieces of equipment manufactured in Japan, Italy, the Netherlands and India and destined for Canada via record-setting rail shipments is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Duluth-Superior today (November 15) aboard the Dutch vessel Jumbo Fairlane. | November 15, 2005 | |
Duluth Seaway Port Authority Executive Director Adolph Ojard met in London yesterday (October 18) with high level representatives of European shipping companies at a press conference promoting greater use of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. |
October 19, 2005 | |
| The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw will pull into Duluth for a two day stop Thursday and Friday, offering public tours Friday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. | October 19, 2005 | |
| The American Association of Port Authorities, the organization representing public ports throughout the Western Hemisphere, has selected 22 seaports to be recognized for exemplary projects and initiatives at its annual awards program next month. | September 29, 2005 | |
| The Duluth Seaway Port Authority invites members of the community to join Port and City dignitaries at a groundbreaking ceremony for Helberg Drive, a $5.2 million road construction project being dedicated to Davis Helberg, former Duluth Port director and one of the nation’s leading advocates for the Great Lakes maritime industry. | September 23, 2005 | |
| The German cruise vessel Columbus is scheduled to make her ninth visit to the Port of Duluth Superior on Friday (September 9). | September 8, 2005 | |
| Two terminals at the Port of Duluth-Superior, Hallett Dock Co. and Lake Superior Warehousing Inc. (LSW), tomorrow will receive the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award. | August 31, 2005 | |
| The Grande Caribe, a 183-foot, 100-passenger U.S. cruise vessel, is scheduled to make her first visit to the Port of Duluth-Superior on Monday (July 18). | July 15, 2005 | |
| Canada Steamship Line’s Jean Parisien, a frequent Port visitor in the past, will arrive under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge at approximately 6 a.m. tomorrow (July 9) for the first time with her new name. | July 8, 2005 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s first export woodpulp cargo was loaded today aboard the Norwegian-flagged general cargo vessel Menominee. | July 6, 2005 | |
| The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UW-S) invite members of the community to join State and City dignitaries at a ceremony to announce the launching of the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI). | May 31, 2005 | |
| National Maritime Day, which is sponsored by the Propeller Club of the United States, commemorates the first steam vessel crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on May 22, 1819, by the SS Savannah. | May 24, 2005 | |
| The 13th annual series of River Quest educational cruises for area sixth grade students will be held Wednesday through Friday (May 11-13) aboard the harbor excursion vessel Vista Star. | May 10, 2005 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s 2005 St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season officially opened at 10:26 a.m. April 11, with the arrival of the Bahamian-flagged Utviken under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. | April 12, 2005 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s 2005 St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season is scheduled to officially open at approximately 1 a.m. Monday (April 11) with the arrival of the Bahamian-flagged Utviken under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. | April 7, 2005 | |
| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s 2005 Great Lakes commercial navigation season is scheduled to officially open at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday (March 26) with the arrival of Interlake Steamship Company’s Lee A. Tregurtha under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. | March 23, 2005 | |
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| The Port of Duluth-Superior’s last outbound cargo vessel of the season down bound through the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is expected to depart today (January 14), while in-lake vessel traffic is scheduled to continue into next week. | January 14, 2005 | |