First saltie of 2025 arrives in Duluth

First ‘saltie’ arrives in Duluth-Superior port as shipping season begins

DULUTH, Minn. — The first oceangoing ship of the 2025 season arrived in the Duluth-Superior harbor early Monday morning carrying sugarbeet manufacturing equipment bound for North Dakota. Built in 2018, the Federal Nagara travels under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It is 200 meters long, 24 meters wide and among 120 carriers in Canadian company Fednav’s fleet. Jayson Hron, spokesperson for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, said the ship deliv…

Final Beams For 'Can of Worms' Arrive In Duluth

DULUTH, MN – The final beams have arrived for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Twin Ports Interchange project – also known as the “Can of Worms”. The beams will complete the key structural phase of the interchange’s reconstruction. MnDOT says the beam setting will represent a significant step toward improved safety, mobility, and freight movement throughout the Twin Ports area. The entire project is slated to wrap up before we get in…

First ‘saltie’ of 2025 arrives in Duluth, carrying machinery for Red River Valley

DULUTH — The first oceangoing ship of the 2025 season, the Federal Nagara, arrived in the harbor early Monday morning carrying sugarbeet manufacturing equipment bound for North Dakota. Built in 2018, the Federal Nagara travels under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It is 200 meters long, 24 meters wide and among 120 carriers in Canadian company Fednav's fleet. Jayson Hron, spokesperson for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, said the ship delive…

First saltie of 2025 arrives in Duluth

DULUTH — The first oceangoing ship of the 2025 season, the Federal Nagara, arrived in the harbor early Monday morning. Built in 2018, the Federal Nagara flies under the flag of the Marshall Islands. It is 200 meters long, 24 meters wide and among 120 carriers in Canadian company Fednav's fleet. The Duluth Seaway Port Authority's annual First Ship ceremony was scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday. The Port Authority will present gifts to the ship's capta…

Federal Nagara sails into Duluth, marks first 'saltie' arrival #CDNNews #Ontario #CanadaSmallBusiness #CanadianBusinessOwner #CanadianEntrepreneurs

After emptying her cargo, the Federal Nagara departed the Twin Ports and started her new journey north to Thunder Bay, Ontario. DULUTH, Minn. — To this sea-faring vessel, all the world’s her oyster. And the Marshall Islands’ Federal Nagara shipping vessel proved as much when it cruised through Duluth Monday morning, marking the arrival of the first “saltie” to sail into the Twin Ports this season. “The first ocean-going vessel of the season rei…