GREAT LAKES SYSTEM DELIVERS

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1 Port of Duluth-Superior MID - AMERICA S GATEWAY Lake Superior Lake Ontario 2014 State APA Minnesota Conference October 1, 2014 Jim Sharrow, P.E. Duluth Seaway Port Authority Duluth-Superior to/from: Northern Europe Spain Italy/North Africa 15 days 15 days 18 days 2,342 miles (3,769 km) to Atlantic Ocean St. Lawrence Seaway A Vital Link to North America s Heartland Primary Customers GREAT LAKES SYSTEM DELIVERS Raw Materials that Drive U.S. Economy Lakers 80% Salties 20% Iron Ore...Steel... Coal...Power Generation... Stone...Construction & Steel... Other Cargo Million Tons 40 Million Tons 35 Million Tons 35 Million Tons 70% 30% Cargo Origin & Destination through the Seaway 170 Million Tons Great Lakes Seaway Navigation System Economic Impacts Advantages of Marine Transport in the Great Lakes-Seaway Region RTG Bi-national Study 1

2 The Port of Duluth-Superior LAKER SEASON 10-month + Soo Locks open March 25, close Jan. 15 OCEANGOING SEASON 9-month Seaway Locks (Montreal/Lake Ontario & Welland Canal) open end of March, close end of December Cargo 2013 Total tonnage: 36.7 million st Coal 14.8 st, Iron Ore 16.3 st, Grain 1.3 st, Other 4.1 st Port of Duluth-Superior Economic Impacts SHIPPING via the Twin Ports = 11,510 JOBS $546 million in WAGES $1.5 billion in Business Revenue Martin Associates (Oct. 2011) DECC Duluth Entry Duluth Entry Erie Pier Duluth CN Duluth Dock Hallett Dock 5 General Mills A Garfield Dock C&D Lake Superior Warehousing Clure Public Marine Terminal General Mills S&X Midwest Energy Azcon No. American Salt Duluth Storage Northland Pier CHS Coast Guard Duluth Lake Port Calumet Duluth Marine Holcim (US) Inc. Fraser Shipyards Gavilon Grain The Port is a Regional Asset 20 active bulk cargo docks; 1 breakbulk terminal Hallett Dock 8 Graymont Wisconsin C. Reiss Terminal Lafarge Superior Barker s Island Superior Entry BNSF Superior Entry 2

3 Some of the other commodities handled at the Port s 20 commercial docks Top 10 Grain Destinations CANADA (transshipment ) ITALY ALGERIA BELGIUM SPAIN NETHERLANDS TUNISIA UNITED KINGDOM MORROCO PORTUGAL Guthrie-Hubner 6/11 Largest Laker: 1,013 ft (309 m) 55 + U.S.-flag Lakers (includes 13 1,000-footers) Capacity: 68,000 mt Nearly 80 Canada-flag vessels, most designed for Seaway service Largest Canadian Vessels: 740 ft (225.5 m) Ocean Ships, Seaway Class Maximum size: 740 feet (225.5 m) x 78 feet (23.8 m) Avg. capacity* 19,000 mt handy-size 25,000 mt new Seaway class *At Seaway draft: 26 feet, 6 inches (8.1 m) 2011 c. Columbus Passenger Cruise Ships Medemborg One of Wagenborg s 8,000 mt vessels Clelia II Yorktown 3

4 Fraser Shipyards was created as a public agency in 1955 by the Minnesota legislature in preparation for the 1959 opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Lake Assault Boats 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 Clure Public Marine Terminal Duluth ranked #1 Port in North America by RICA Duluth Seaway Port Authority Foreign Trade Zone #51 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has designated the Port of Duluth as a Foreign Trade Zone a major advantage to industrial & commercial interests. Duluth Airpark Merchandise may be stored, processed, altered or used in the manufacture of other products within the zone and becomes subject to U.S. Customs duties only upon entry into the domestic market. 360,000 + sq. ft. Indoor Warehouse Capacity North American Multimodal Distribution Hub 104,000 sq. ft. East Annex Transit Shed 180,000 sq.ft. Wood pulp in storage 4

5 Primary Highway and Class I Railway Corridors serving the Port of Duluth- Superior Heavy Lift / Project Cargo Shipments for Minnesota s mining industry Heavy Lift Cargo Breakbulk Cargo Kaolin Clay from Brazil Discharged, processed and delivered from the Clure Public Marine Terminal Crews at the Port Terminal load wood pulp from Sappi s mill in Cloquet bound for export to Turkey Super Sacks of Ceramic Proppant for Hydraulic Fracturing headed to North Dakota & Canada 5

6 Two Clyde gantry cranes at Berth #1 have individual lifting capacities of 81 metric tons & approximately 120 metric tons of capacity for a tandem pick Wind Projects via Port of Duluth s Lake Superior Warehousing Co. Saint Leon, Mountain Iron, Manitoba MN St. Joseph, Manitoba Oliver County, ND Beulah, ND Kevin, MT Hewitt, MN New York New Salem, ND Manufacturers Served Shelby, MT Ellendale, ND Trimont, MN Mower County, MN Acciona Wind Pipestone, MN Luverne, MN Freeport, IL Alstom Casper, WY Worthington, MN Crescent Ridge, IL Clipper Wind Cimarron, KS Elm Creek, MN Bloomington, IL Adair, IA DMI Industries Top of Iowa Kensett, IA Mechanicsville, IA Raymer, CO Gamesa Wind Atlantic, IA Farmers City, MO Pomeroy, IA General Electric IMPSA Red Hills,OK LM Wind Nordex REpower Blades to Spain, Chile & Brazil Siemens Vestas Over 1 million freight tons of wind cargo handled since 2005 as of 12/12 Wind FarmTransport Port Authority Industrial Development Dock C&D Cargill Grain Elevator Site Acquired by Duluth Seaway Port Authority 1997 Demolition & Environmental Clean Up

7 Port Authority Industrial Development Dock C&D U. S. Steel Duluth Works site Morgan Park 1951 Northeast Minnesota Historical Center (Robert Young, Duluth 1951) Port Authority Brownfield Redevelopment Project No Room at the Intake Environmental Issues Duluth Seaway Port Authority takes a lead-role in dealing with environmental issues, dedicating considerable time and resources into improving and protecting the natural environment. Great Ships Initiative Testing Ballast Water Treatment Systems Energy LNG-powered vessels on the Great Lakes? 7

8 Examples of Corrosion Severity Dock Corrosion Repairs Coast Guard Range Cells Severe pitting & holes observed Heavy ice abrasion area Complete replacement soon CN Ore Docks Large holes observed Steel placed in 1960 s Steel serves to retain ore dock foundation material 43 Duluth-Superior Harbor Dredging Naturally Shallow Harbor COE dredges 100,000 cubic yards per year Duluth Entry 28 Channel Duluth, Minnesota 27 Channel Erie Pier (PRF) Superior Entry Harbor Dredging Erie Pier 23 Channel 21 Channel Superior, Wisconsin The 19 + miles of federal navigation channel in the harbor require about 100,000 CY of maintenance dredging annually. On average, 80,000 CY of that quantity is placed at Erie Pier each year; the remaining 20,000 CY is utilized as beach nourishment. Harbor Dredging REUSE PROJECTS 21 st Ave. West Pilot Project Construction Material Backfill Bituminous Mix Road Construction Mine Land Reclamation Daily Landfill Cover Top Soil Creation Golf Courses Recreational Parks Habitat Restoration & Creation Storm Water Pond Buffering 8

9 Metropolitan Interstate Council (MIC) Federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Duluth- Superior area Metropolitan Interstate Council (MIC) Policy Board Mayors, City Councilors, County Commissioners, Township Board Members, Citizens Advisory Committees Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Harbor Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) Bike Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Staff Director, 3 Planners, GIS Specialist, Planning Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Intern Harbor Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) Find a champion; bring together a group of willing partners who agree on a list of issues they want to resolve The HTAC is a 31 Member Committee that Meets Quarterly to Advise the MIC on Harbor Related Issues. Harbor Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) Mission Provide a Forum for Harbor Related Issues Promote Harbor s Economic and Environmental Importance Provide Sound Planning & Management Recommendations to the MIC Member Stakeholder Groups Government local, regional, state, & federal Citizen environmental groups Industry Sectors major industry and trade groups Technical Advisors Subcommittees Dredging Port Land Use Plan Great Lakes Ports Advocacy Membership and Bylaws I saw the barrel earlier this summer, when it was still imbedded upright in the dune but partially exposed. It s an old Corps of Engineers survey marker. Look caref HTAC Project Future Land Use Maps Planning process examined how state laws and rules impact development and land use along working waterfront. City of Superior adopted the plan. City of Duluth used plan recommendations in developing their Comprehensive Plan. 9

10 HTAC Project Sets management processes in place to facilitate a dredged material reuse program at Erie Pier Describes testing procedures and reuse guidelines from both MN & WI Purpose is to prolong the life of Erie Pier indefinitely by converting to a processing and reuse facility