UNDATED (KDAL) – Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway ports and ship operators are hoping for a strong finish to a otherwise tough year.
The Chamber of Marine Commerce says seaway cargo totals are at 32.3 million metric tons through November which is down 6.6 percent from last year.
Good news included grain shipments. Year to date grain shipments on the seaway was up 23 percent and is expected to be strong for the rest of the season.
Project cargo was also up with the Port of Duluth-Superior hitting a record setting 525,000 freight tons of wind energy cargo in 2020.
Thirty ships carrying components from eight countries will collectively assemble over 150 wind turbines in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
