This comes after the Soo Locks closed for planned seasonal repairs on Wednesday. Latest figures from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority showed a 25% tonnage gap through December between 2019-20 and 2020-21, 32.9 million tons compared to 24.7 million this season. The 2019 shipping season in Duluth kicked off officially on March 22, 2019, when the Duluth Lift Bridge was raised to clear a path for the Kaye E. Barker as she left the harbor. The 2020 Duluth-Superior grain shipping season ended with the saltie Federal Oshima departing on Dec. 18 after loading at Duluth’s Riverland Ag facility. Mar 24, 2020 9:27 AM DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The 2020 Twin Ports shipping season got underway over the weekend as the “Burns Harbor” became the first laker to depart the Port of Duluth-Superior. She was headed to Two Harbors to load iron ore pellets for Indiana Harbor. DULUTH, MN-- The Last of the ships have passed through the port in Duluth bringing the 2020 shipping season to an end. The Soo Locks in Michigan which connects Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes will close at 11:59 pm on Friday. The 2020 Duluth-Superior grain shipping season ended with the saltie Federal Oshima departing on Dec. 18 after loading at Duluth's Riverland Ag … The shipping season usually starts in March, as soon as the ships are able to get past the ice. All ships Paul Scinocca captured during the 2020 shipping season (Includes footage of his videos and Duluth Harbor Cam) Its cargo included 26,070 short tons of North American spring wheat bound for Italy. The Soo Locks in Michigan which connects Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes will close at 11:59 pm on Friday. The start of the 2020 season was 22 days earlier than in 2019, with the end of the season two days earlier than in 2019. The 2020 Duluth-Superior grain shipping season ended with the saltie Federal Oshima departing on Dec. 18 after loading at Duluth’s Riverland Ag facility. The 2020 maritime shipping season will be remembered for early promise crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, as total tonnage through the Port of Duluth-Superior, US, dropped to 25.8 million t, the port’s lowest single-season total since 1938. DULUTH, MN-- The Last of the ships have passed through the port in Duluth bringing the 2020 shipping season to an end. Depending on winter conditions, it can last into January. At that time, ships will … The Kaye E. Barker was the first laker to leave Duluth under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, leaving at 12:12 today (March 22, 2019), thus opening the 2019-20 shipping season. Below, she is seen moving easily through the ice, just beyond the Lift Bridge. Each … For the 2020 commercial shipping season, there were a grand total of 202 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River, representing an increase of 21 more passages than the 2019 season. The ship left the Superior Entry Sunday morning bound … Its cargo included 26,070 short tons of North American spring wheat bound for Italy. This was 19 days longer than in 2019. Read the full story by Progressive Farmer. January 16, 2020 5:02 pm Hunter McCullough Top Stories, Twin Ports DULUTH, MN-- On Thursday, the last two ships of the shipping season made their way into the Port of Duluth-Superior.