It was Holcim. And now (Oct 2022) the name is Ash Grove Cement Duluth Terminal.
An hour before I saw this post a saw a post of a cement freighter being loaded in Bomanville, ON..
This terminal opened in 1980. [Cody White's comment on his post]
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| Al Miller posted Soo River Trader being unloaded at St. Lawrence Cement at the Duluth port terminal. Basgen Photo. Date is unknown but judging by the tidiness of the terminal grounds, this was shot not long after it opened. Isaac Pennock: I believe the Soo River Trader brought the inaugural cargo to that dock when it opened. Frank Jerome: Ho long does it take to unload a cement boat? Dennis DeBruler: Frank Jerome "less than 68 hours for a 30,000 deadweight tonne vessel" https://youtu.be/bvh11ZY3cBc?t=211 Brian R. Wroblewski: What town is that in? Interesting unloading leg. How does it work? Is it still there? Al Miller: Brian R. Wroblewski Duluth port terminal. The unloading leg is an augur. Isaac Pennock: Brian R. Wroblewski still there and cargoes are now brought in from overseas on salties. |
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| Dennis DeBruler replied to Brian's question https://www.google.com/.../@46.7506039,-92.../data=!3m1!1e3 Brian R. Wroblewski: Dennis DeBruler man, that's a LOT of hardware just to unload some cement. I can't think of another cement terminal anywhere on the lakes that has anything like that. The storage terminals like Buffalo are larger too & have more bin capacity but no big unloader like that. Dennis DeBruler: Brian R. Wroblewski I think the key is Isaac Pennock's comment that this terminal can handle salties. The other Great Lakes cement terminals that I have seen need either self-unloading or pneumatic unloading ships. |
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| David Schauer posted Federal Hunter continuing its unload of cement at Ash Grove in Duluth as the rising sun casts color on clouds above. After unloading, the Federal Hunter will head to Thunder Bay. 10/9/2022 Tim Smith: When did the ownership change from Holcim? David Schauer: Tim Smith Within the past few years as part of a sell off of assets to gain merger approval. |
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| David Schauer posted Busy Port... The Hon. James L. Oberstar departs after unloading stone at Envirotech-Hallett Dock 8 in Superior. Federal Churchill is unloading cement while the Federal Kushiro and Fagelgracht are moored at the port terminal. 8/4/2022 |
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| Paul Scinocca Photography posted GL Ostrander / Integrity arriving Fraser Shipyard Drydock this Tuesday November 15. Coming into the dock along with a snow squall and with the Heritage Marine Tug Helen H riding "shotgun". They arrived Duluth Nov 13 @ 07:05 for Holcim with cement powder from Alpena, MI. After discharging they sailed to the Fraser drydock for their 5 year inspection. Paul Scinocca Photography shared |
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| David Schauer posted Soft morning light bathes the ATB Ostrander/Integrity at the Holcim cement dock Sunday morning. A day when there were two vessels named Integrity in town (American Integrity was at the fuel dock). Superior, WI - June 11, 2023 Nathan Leindecker: The steamboat killer and her prey. [Articulated Tug Barges are becoming more common as MRC cuts up more freighters.] |
The magic of YouTube's AI offered this video. It can unload 900 metric tons per hour.
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| 4:13 video @ 0:15 |
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