Cargo Statistics for the Port of Duluth-Superior
1870 to 2006
... in metric tons (2,204.6 lbs.)
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1870
0
0
0
0
0
-
1871
84,205
0
12,252
39,501
32,453
273
1872
65,362
0
0
24,184
41,178
374
1873
111,670
0
0
40,257
71,413
280
1874
130,408
0
18,011
42,264
70,133
290
1875
123,605
0
0
27,493
96,112
312
1876
122,554
0
21,296
37,636
63,622
302
1877
134,559
0
25,600
37,117
71,843
328
1878
160,461
0
22,694
45,348
92,419
401
1879
269,765
0
47,886
91,905
129,974
500
Average
120,259
-
14,774
38,571
66,915
306
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1880
371,248
0
166,065
107,168
98,015
524
1881
845,713
0
270,325
72,866
502,522
663
1882
599,351
0
381,508
104,503
113,340
833
1883
1,027,812
0
381,018
116,638
530,157
823
1884
803,903
0
337,473
297,367
169,063
493
1885
1,112,947
0
630,494
357,670
124,783
999
1886
1,726,886
0
828,186
480,852
417,849
1,169
1887
2,158,805
0
944,380
631,668
582,757
1,469
1888
2,235,014
0
1,301,810
342,847
590,356
1,506
1889
2,036,868
0
948,008
583,269
505,591
1,714
Average
1,291,855
-
618,927
309,485
363,443
1,019
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1890
2,584,726
0
1,615,692
455,941
513,093
1,895
1891
3,169,281
0
1,503,178
935,468
730,634
2,253
1892
3,848,190
4,082
2,093,141
869,449
881,518
2,711
1893
4,513,510
479,036
2,105,930
853,106
1,075,438
2,607
1894
5,285,855
773,450
2,168,013
746,824
1,597,568
3,257
1895
5,738,264
1,550,451
1,540,156
1,127,367
1,520,290
5,448
1896
7,154,817
1,947,391
1,874,201
1,774,950
1,558,275
5,474
1897
7,688,596
2,601,817
1,949,886
1,494,790
1,642,103
4,879
1898
9,187,299
3,229,006
2,312,787
1,904,759
1,740,746
5,435
1899
10,530,683
4,467,936
2,350,119
1,701,405
2,011,224
5,763
Average
5,970,122
1,505,317
1,951,310
1,186,406
1,327,089
3,972
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1900
10,636,966
5,424,730
2,424,522
1,131,527
1,656,187
5,667
1901
11,769,249
5,864,337
2,609,045
1,242,915
2,052,952
6,632
1902
15,880,993
9,841,466
2,422,417
1,313,333
2,303,777
7,933
1903
16,299,137
9,423,345
3,825,969
957,273
2,092,549
7,049
1904
15,074,709
8,945,340
3,530,516
852,373
1,746,479
5,881
1905
20,571,459
14,067,831
3,272,233
1,135,981
2,095,414
6,775
1906
26,463,694
17,570,528
4,830,343
1,515,873
2,546,951
5,593
1907
31,557,977
21,401,373
6,384,023
1,585,203
2,187,377
5,368
1908
21,588,428
12,759,224
5,266,847
1,639,059
1,923,298
3,996
1909
29,510,094
20,392,284
5,137,123
1,787,315
2,193,372
5,252
Average
19,935,271
12,569,046
3,970,304
1,316,085
2,079,836
6,015
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1910
33,279,699
22,518,129
7,528,183
1,087,391
2,145,996
5,786
1911
27,825,946
17,249,778
7,652,019
964,857
1,959,292
4,819
1912
37,625,295
24,899,470
7,788,219
2,506,706
2,430,900
5,923
1913
42,524,674
27,385,009
9,971,477
2,474,076
2,694,112
5,963
1914
30,423,088
17,441,452
8,607,641
2,180,183
2,193,812
4,856
1915
36,736,159
23,873,557
7,569,036
2,993,977
2,299,589
5,382
1916
47,334,494
34,788,688
8,695,583
1,474,255
2,375,968
6,223
1917
47,547,221
34,457,047
10,035,809
1,077,704
1,976,660
5,789
1918
48,757,890
34,666,712
10,333,665
1,902,874
1,854,638
5,454
1919
38,914,318
27,963,852
8,051,355
1,103,532
1,795,579
4,568
Average
39,096,878
26,524,369
8,623,299
1,776,555
2,172,655
5,476
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1920
42,464,072
30,347,066
8,192,512
1,595,529
2,328,965
4,642
1921
27,291,350
14,208,087
9,221,399
1,836,719
2,025,144
2,819
1922
34,656,344
24,393,432
5,175,759
2,848,182
2,238,972
4,553
1923
53,773,220
38,107,336
11,510,654
1,090,004
3,065,226
6,214
1924
41,219,725
26,335,131
8,183,600
2,890,300
3,810,694
4,892
1925
46,570,016
32,505,236
8,774,929
2,320,510
2,969,341
5,777
1926
48,711,575
35,291,317
9,472,489
999,896
2,947,873
5,748
1927
47,819,780
30,146,798
11,279,610
2,161,122
4,232,250
5,130
1928
48,266,175
32,779,794
9,380,689
2,080,486
4,025,205
5,189
1929
54,781,062
40,044,783
9,803,927
1,541,701
3,390,651
5,418
Average
44,555,332
30,415,898
9,099,557
1,936,445
3,103,432
5,038
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1930
41,482,018
28,217,536
8,975,058
1,781,731
2,507,693
4,095
1931
24,001,873
14,029,000
6,999,346
1,060,884
1,912,644
2,488
1932
9,543,408
1,837,143
5,228,648
1,209,562
1,268,056
1,355
1933
20,483,755
11,815,148
5,787,034
1,494,427
1,387,146
2,241
1934
23,178,741
12,916,929
7,215,532
1,145,688
1,900,592
2,558
1935
26,475,984
17,199,055
6,272,093
793,171
2,211,665
2,810
1936
40,402,879
28,088,886
8,707,968
616,622
2,989,403
3,987
1937
51,835,262
38,910,297
8,658,452
1,135,747
3,130,766
5,136
1938
20,920,258
10,561,908
6,027,668
1,692,501
2,638,181
2,092
1939
34,516,943
23,673,319
5,885,198
1,839,506
3,118,919
3,450
Average
29,284,112
18,724,922
6,975,700
1,276,984
2,306,507
3,021
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1940
49,121,977
38,376,032
6,483,779
1,974,942
2,287,224
4,861
1941
61,473,574
39,077,413
7,860,439
2,326,930
12,208,792
5,917
1942
67,417,132
57,294,678
7,776,740
1,770,825
574,889
6,345
1943
62,284,409
49,894,740
8,931,567
1,763,568
1,694,534
5,520
1944
60,952,724
47,014,703
9,026,435
3,152,109
1,759,477
5,390
1945
59,339,645
45,316,132
8,086,432
4,391,072
1,546,008
5,071
1946
49,246,887
35,400,293
9,164,942
291,789
4,389,864
4,092
1947
58,474,889
45,892,072
8,796,919
2,808,057
977,841
4,975
1948
62,815,670
49,627,811
8,942,527
3,066,449
1,178,883
5,453
1949
51,413,713
41,709,284
4,571,871
3,748,432
1,384,126
4,610
Average
58,254,062
44,960,316
7,964,165
2,529,417
2,800,164
5,223
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1950
57,287,923
45,918,406
7,653,706
2,381,821
1,333,989
4,649
1951
66,353,142
54,024,299
5,448,970
3,620,880
3,258,993
5,688
1952
57,195,242
45,644,884
5,031,916
2,466,396
4,052,046
4,910
1953
70,074,185
58,935,884
4,500,571
2,166,186
4,471,544
5,704
1954
44,557,630
35,458,569
3,992,516
2,836,032
2,270,513
3,425
1955
61,971,016
52,195,090
4,630,275
2,842,012
2,303,638
4,778
1956
53,925,337
42,568,119
5,290,523
3,215,628
2,851,067
4,281
1957
55,066,661
45,568,808
4,341,621
2,656,221
2,500,010
2,946
1958
31,286,652
23,951,087
3,041,226
2,498,577
1,795,762
2,558
1959
28,556,078
20,040,598
3,416,516
3,439,927
1,659,037
2,724
Average
52,627,387
42,430,575
4,734,784
2,812,368
2,649,660
4,166
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1960
38,717,046
29,870,499
3,173,555
3,956,918
1,716,074
2,929
1961
28,464,549
20,152,221
2,404,464
4,008,867
1,898,997
2,141
1962
27,486,511
18,971,576
2,591,580
4,116,763
1,806,592
2,036
1963
37,818,695
29,073,312
2,704,595
4,287,601
1,753,187
2,671
1964
38,941,209
30,622,486
2,788,005
3,834,669
1,696,049
2,788
1965
41,763,681
32,441,037
3,248,787
4,481,149
1,592,708
2,544
1966
41,912,689
31,946,974
3,003,468
5,187,739
1,774,507
2,871
1967
34,021,590
26,387,716
2,559,622
3,249,555
1,824,698
2,344
1968
34,212,748
27,000,974
1,738,139
3,655,495
1,818,140
2,352
1969
39,131,960
30,893,117
2,316,875
3,880,588
2,041,380
2,557
Average
36,247,068
27,735,991
2,652,909
4,065,934
1,792,233
2,523
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1970
38,576,943
29,152,867
1,653,517
3,966,180
3,804,378
2,513
1971
33,509,015
25,370,139
1,114,849
3,442,509
3,581,519
2,213
1972
33,810,339
25,186,005
831,853
4,418,438
3,374,042
2,171
1973
42,512,077
30,068,014
62,038
9,074,503
3,307,523
2,603
1974
36,417,972
27,999,812
1,568,294
4,671,633
2,178,233
2,233
1975
30,430,323
21,117,933
2,045,842
5,337,925
1,928,624
2,127
1976
29,602,990
20,519,366
2,864,105
4,244,438
1,975,081
2,264
1977
30,572,490
18,781,237
3,984,822
5,543,599
2,262,832
2,238
1978
41,720,601
26,505,288
3,632,794
9,227,149
2,355,370
2,237
1979
43,813,880
29,420,117
3,981,448
7,847,172
2,565,144
2,164
Average
36,096,663
25,412,078
2,173,956
5,777,355
2,733,275
2,276
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1980
37,853,163
23,899,752
3,972,000
8,146,391
1,835,021
1,829
1981
36,406,820
24,275,558
4,136,293
6,644,796
1,350,173
1,728
1982
26,763,451
16,004,768
3,771,347
5,647,984
1,339,352
1,137
1983
28,824,453
15,783,070
5,492,537
6,030,044
1,518,802
1,195
1984
32,503,203
19,221,320
6,335,367
5,238,490
1,708,026
1,285
1985
25,793,783
14,873,980
6,786,264
2,733,136
1,400,403
941
1986
27,309,360
14,448,976
7,861,997
3,330,839
1,667,548
935
1987
34,597,868
19,124,524
10,371,665
3,291,234
1,810,446
1,143
1988
35,625,444
19,257,765
9,446,904
4,561,325
2,359,450
1,243
1989
36,998,187
18,460,557
10,748,890
4,742,869
3,045,870
1,293
Average
32,267,573
18,535,027
6,892,326
5,036,711
1,803,509
1,273
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
1990
37,025,270
18,700,585
11,258,698
4,068,481
2,997,506
1,318
1991
35,025,492
18,227,693
10,439,071
3,118,988
3,239,740
1,201
1992
35,484,872
18,549,173
9,827,113
3,953,194
3,155,393
1,116
1993
33,971,306
16,604,548
10,389,666
3,935,984
3,041,108
1,001
1994
38,664,218
18,229,250
12,300,414
4,745,709
3,388,845
1,109
1995
40,609,836
20,436,147
12,066,487
4,634,602
3,472,601
1,138
1996
37,182,106
17,124,077
12,294,841
4,399,585
3,363,603
1,072
1997
37,706,729
16,472,174
13,372,730
3,969,156
3,892,669
1,052
1998
38,974,809
16,315,379
14,158,483
4,835,850
3,665,096
1,106
1999
39,446,512
15,893,229
14,723,630
5,282,537
3,547,116
1,122
Average
37,409,115
17,655,226
12,083,113
4,294,409
3,376,368
1,124
Year
Total
Ore
Coal
Grain
Other
Vessels
2000
37,412,241
14,706,961
15,038,461
4,425,327
3,241,492
1,107
2001
36,531,861
13,930,969
15,202,665
3,803,492
3,594,735
1,027
2002
39,501,170
16,795,988
16,445,594
3,266,186
2,993,402
1,140
2003
34,813,192
13,345,327
16,254,025
2,663,540
2,550,300
1,006
2004
41,173,597
17,854,550
16,659,538
2,545,109
4,114,401
1,089
2005
41,679,992
16,556,247
18,772,260
2,846,760
3,504,724
1,138
2006
42,850,422
17,044,086
19,379,498
2,033,618
4,393,220
1,187
2007            


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