GLIN==> FW: Duluth Ranked "Top Port" in North America by RICA

June 23, 2011      For Immediate Release

Contact:  Adele Yorde, 727-8525

Public Relations Manager 

Duluth Ranked Top Port in North America by RICA

Duluth, Minn. USA - When the Railway Industrial Clearance Association
(RICA) handed out its Port Service Awards for North America this year,
the Port of Duluth took top honors - sitting in first place, along with
the Port of Mobile, in the Association's final rankings. In two of the
individual categories - those evaluating "facilities" and "overall
service" - the Port of Duluth ranked at the top of RICA's leader board.

 

In final rankings, RICA's Top Ten Ports include: Duluth and Mobile (tied
for first), Houston, Albany, Savannah, Charleston, Corpus Christi,
NN/Norfolk/LPD, Tacoma, and Tampa. 

 

The Clure Public Marine Terminal, Duluth's only breakbulk (i.e. general
cargo) facility, is owned by the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and
operated by Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc.  LSWCI has served as
terminal operator since 1991, earning a world-class reputation for safe,
efficient handling of dimensional and heavy-lift cargo.  

 

"Being ranked first by RICA is a significant honor for us," said
Jonathan Lamb, LSWCI vice president and general manager, "because it is
presented by a group that deals specifically with dimensional cargoes
and was awarded by the very people we serve." Ballots were cast by
representatives of several facets of the cargo-handling/transportation
industry including, among others: railroads, ocean carriers, logistics
providers, manufacturers, and trucking companies.

 

"This award comes on the heels of yet another milestone in the port's
history," said Adolph Ojard, Port Authority executive director. "Just
this month, we passed the one million mark in freight tons of wind
turbine components handled through the Port of Duluth."  Not only has
Duluth become a preferred transshipment hub for the wind energy
industry, but with over 360,000 square feet of warehouse capacity, LSWCI
has also become a North American distribution center for dozens of
companies and cargoes. 

 

The Clure Public Marine Terminal covers 120 acres at the center of the
Duluth-Superior harbor. Whether in- or outbound by water, road or rail,
this breakbulk terminal has the facilities, equipment    and expertise
needed to handle the largest, most complex cargoes with ease.

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Photos + cutlines...

2 photos attached show heavy-lift cargo handling capacity through the
Port of Duluth - a power generator headed to South Dakota for
installation at a power plant there plus a unit train of wind turbine
nacelles en route from Duluth-Superior to Wyoming.  

 

Headshots attached:

Adolph Ojard, executive director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Jonathan Lamb, vice president & general manager, Lake Superior
Warehousing Co., Inc.

 

 

Adele Yorde

Public Relations Manager

Duluth Seaway Port Authority

218.727.8525

www.duluthport.com

 

 

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