Port of Duluth Ocean Navigation Closes Until Spring

The Port of Duluth-Superior’s last ocean vessel of the season departed on December 17, with the loading at AGP Grain of about 18,600 metric tons of soybeans on the Norwegian-flag Spar Garnet destined for Naantali, Finland. The Spar Garnet’s exit was preceded by the departure of the English-owned Millenium Raptor, which loaded about 19,000 metric tons of durum wheat at Superior’s Cenex Harvest States for carriage to Tunisia. The Millenium Raptor was also the Port’s first ocean vessel arrival for the season on April 4, 2001.