Port of Duluth-Superior (2013, to move, cheapest)

[rogead]

A positive story reminding us of the importance of Duluth-Superior in connecting the Upper Midwest to the global economy.

More Than Ore: Duluth-Superior port is a gateway to global markets | MinnPost

[emcee squared]

We're lucky to have access, albeit far away, to the ocean.

[snofarmer]

Faced with low water levels, shippers on the Great Lakes are being forced to leave anywhere between 9 percent to 15 percent of cargo dockside, industry experts say.
Lake levels, and ways help mitigate the impact on business, is a topic both shipping companies and the wider maritime industry in the region are working to get a handle on.

Shipping by water is the cheapest way to move bulk cargo.


fyi,The Great Lakes, coastline is equal to nearly half of the circumference of the globe.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by snofarmer

Faced with low water levels, shippers on the Great Lakes are being forced to leave anywhere between 9 percent to 15 percent of cargo dockside, industry experts say.
Lake levels, and ways help mitigate the impact on business, is a topic both shipping companies and the wider maritime industry in the region are working to get a handle on.

Shipping by water is the cheapest way to move bulk cargo.


fyi,The Great Lakes, coastline is equal to nearly half of the circumference of the globe.

they should build more of the ship above the water line

[snofarmer]

or start using hovercraft.

Originally Posted by Ghengis

they should build more of the ship above the water line