Marine Vessel Traffic
Duluth; The Farthest Inland Port in the World
Duluth is the 2nd largest city on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario. The harbor is open to oceangoing vessels from March 25 - Dec. 26, and remains open for Great Lakes vessels until Jan. 15. The Duluth port processes more ore than any other port in the United States!
Western tip of the largest freshwater lake on Earth
2,342 miles (less than a week) to the Atlantic
49 miles of dredged channel
handles 35 million tons of cargo each year
40% iron ore, 40% coal, 10% grain, 10% other
900 annual vessel visits
Live Vessel Map
Here you can see all of the ships coming and going from the Duluth harbor.
