Waterway Renewal: Infrastructure Investment Presented by: Vanta Coda, Executive Director Duluth Seaway Port Authority
The Port of Duluth-Superior
Port of Duluth-Superior Duluth-Superior to Atlantic Ocean 2,342 miles (3,769 km) Less than a week’s sailing time Port of Duluth-Superior Mid-America’s Gateway
GREAT LAKES SYSTEM DELIVERS Raw Materials that Drive U.S. Economy Iron Ore Steel Million Tons Coal Power Generation Million Tons Stone Construction & Steel Million Tons Other Cargo Million Tons 170 Million Tons
Martin Associates (Oct. 2011) Port of Duluth-Superior Economic Impacts SHIPPING via the Twin Ports = 11,510 JOBS ♦ $546 million in WAGES ♦ $1.5 billion in Business Revenue
Cargo 2014 Total tonnage: 37.6 million st Coal 14.1 st, Iron Ore 17.8 st, Grain 1.3 st, Other 4.3 st
…was created as a public agency in 1955 by the Minnesota legislature in preparation for the 1959 opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Port Authority owns and manages multiple properties including: Clure Public Marine Terminal, Dock C&D, Erie Pier and Duluth Airpark. Bringing Business to the Port and Economic Development to the Region
Northeast Minnesota Historical Center (Robert Young, Duluth 1951) U. S. Steel Duluth Works site Morgan Park 1951
Port Authority Brownfield Redevelopment Project
Dock 7
Cargill Grain Elevator Site Acquired by Duluth Seaway Port Authority – 1997 Demolition & Environmental Clean Up – 2001 Port Authority Industrial Development Dock C&D
Proposed Sheetpile Dock Walls Dock C&D Redevelopment
Clure Public Marine Terminal & Dock C&D
Europe just got a lot closer. Spliethoff’s Great Lakes service
Public/Private Investment in Port Infrastructure
Primary Highway and Class I Railway Corridors serving the Port of Duluth- Superior
Duluth-Superior to/from: Northern Europe 15 days Spain 15 days Italy/North Africa 18 days Lake Superior Lake Ontario
Private & Public Sector Investments $4.5B Private $2.3B Public Capital Investments $4.0B Vessels $1.2B Waterways $1.7B Ports & Terminals
Making Marine Transportation Infrastructure Renewal a Top Priority │