Duluth-Superior Port

Protected by a natural sandbar, the Duluth-Superior Harbor holds the largest port on the Great Lakes.

Port Facts

• Averages about 40 million metric tons of cargo annually
• Waterfront is 79 kilometers long, with 27 kilometers of dredged channels 1,100 vessels call annually
• Principal cargos--Ore (40%), Coal (40%), Grain (10%)

Rankings

• Ore - No. 1 nationally
• Coal - No. 5 nationally
• Grain - No. 1 U.S. Great Lakes
• Total cargo volume - No. 1 Great Lakes
• Total cargo volume (2002) - No. 18 nationally

Economic Impact

• $200 million economic impact, with 2,000 jobs dependent upon the port
• $1.9 billion worth of cargo handled. (2001)

Port Business Docks

This PDF file provides an overview of the various business docks in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. It includes statistics on each dock's length, capacity, and number of employees.