Strong season ahead: Twin Ports expect fifth year in a row of more shipping activity
March 27, 08 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Mike Simpson | Source: FM 91.3 KUWS
“…at this point it looks like we’re going to have a very good season—at least as good as last year and possibly as much as two million more tons being handled in the Duluth Superior harbor.”
[Duluth Seaway Port Authority Facilities Manager Jim] Sharrow says they expect coal will be the largest commodity to be handled in the harbor followed closely by iron ore.
“We’ve been told by Midwest Energy that they very likely could ship one million tons additional of coal this year over 2007, and we believe the iron ore could go up by a similar amount. The fact that Keytac, which was out of production for a good part of the winter in 2007 due to a freeze up in the mine, that reduced their tonnage last year.”
Sharrow says wind cargo imports and exports should be steady.
The Great Lakes were down 5.1% in U.S. trade last year due to low water levels. Sharrow says people may see ships carrying less cargo again this year.
