North Star Port Magazine | FAQ | | BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMATION CONTACT US CARGO AND TRADE Global cargo. Local expertise. The Port of Duluth-Superior is a global gateway for bulk and breakbulk cargo. Dry bulk commodities like coal, iron ore, grain and limestone have been the backbone of commerce in our region for well over a century. These bulk cargoes comprise a majority of the harbor’s commercial shipping traffic, moving through the 20 privately owned and operated docks. These docks also include a fueling depot, shipyard and tug/barge services. The Duluth Superior Port Authority’s Clure Public Marine Terminal handles general cargo, breakbulk cargo and a variety of heavy-lift/project cargoes. VIEW ALL PORT FACILITIES WHERE FLEXIBILITY MEETS PRECISION Duluth-Superior is recognized as one of the most efficient, centrally located multimodal hubs in North America. Logistics experts rank it among the top 10 wind cargo transshipment ports in the U.S. and Canada. Duluth-Superior was also rated the No. 1 port in North America for overall service by the Railway Industrial Clearance Association (RICA). Additionally, Duluth Cargo Connect earned worldwide Port/Terminal Operator of the Year honors from Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International in 2019. The Port of Duluth-Superior truly became a world port when the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway opened to deep-draft navigation in 1959. While the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping season is limited to nine months, domestic shipping lanes are typically kept open for nearly 10 months with the help of tugboats and Coast Guard icebreakers. The size of our port allows us to remain operationally flexible. The Port Authority welcomes new opportunities as markets develop along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway for slab steel, renewable energy-related cargoes, containerization and other short-sea shipping options. Contact Kate Ferguson, the Port Authority’s director of trade and business development, at kferguson@duluthport.com. DELIVERING COMMODITIES TO THE WORLD The cargo within the holds of vessels moving in and out of this port is the commercial lifeblood of America’s heartland. We move mountains of it every year – some 35 million short tons from nearly 800 vessels on average. Take a closer look at the commodities that move through our port. Cement CRH US LaFarge Superior Coal C. Reiss Terminal Graymont LLC-Superior Hallett Dock 8 Midwest Energy Resources Company Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Dry Bulk BNSF Railway Dock 5 C. Reiss Terminal Ceres - Duluth Storage CHS Clure Public Marine Terminal CN/Duluth Dock Compass Minerals Gavilon Grain, LLC General Mills Superior - Elevators S & X Graymont LLC-Superior Hallett Dock 8 CRH US LaFarge Superior Midwest Energy Resources Company Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Fertilizer Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 General Cargo/Breakbulk Clure Public Marine Terminal Grain Ceres - Duluth Storage CHS Gavilon Grain, LLC General Mills Superior - Elevators S & X Heavy Lift/Dimensional Cargo Clure Public Marine Terminal Iron Ore/Taconite Pellets BNSF Railway Dock 5 CN/Duluth Dock Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Liquid Bulk Hallett Dock 8 Superior Refining (Husky) Salt C. Reiss Terminal Compass Minerals Hallett Dock 8 Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Scrap Iron and Metals Azcon Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Stone and Aggregate C. Reiss Terminal CN/Duluth Dock Graymont LLC-Superior Hallett Dock 8 Northland Pier Wisconsin Central Ltd./Hallett Dock 5 Wind Energy Components Clure Public Marine Terminal CONTACT US 802 Garfield Avenue Duluth, MN USA 55802 Telephone: 218-727-8525 EMAIL THE PORT EXPLORE News and Updates FAQ Port Directory Harbor Lookout STAY CONNECTED