The twin ports have two cement terminals because Duluth has the CRH Cement Terminal at the end of their general cargo dock.
Huron also had a cement terminal in Duluth.
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| David Schauer posted Tug/barge Samuel De Champlain/Innovation making a somewhat unusual late December cement run to Superior. Tug Missouri assisted with ice breaking. 12/28/2021 Joe Wojt: For 12 years on Huron Portland Cement boats we were always home for Christmas. Bless all you seamen still running. |
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| David Schauer posted A color slide from August 1967 looking at the Huron Cement facility in Superior. I'm sure some of our more versed boat historians can identify that Huron vessel. It appears to be in layup or for storage capacity? There also appears to be a fuel boat departing from the slip where they loaded - not a lot of freeboard! The fairly new Superior Fiber Products and Continental grain elevator are also visible. Superior, WI - August 1967 Richard Wicklund: The Samuel Mitchell, the first ship in the Huron fleet, and converted to a cement carrier from a bulk carrier in 1916. It was built in 1892, at the Globe Iron Works in Cleveland, and had quite a history! It served in cement storage in Superior just before the J. B. Ford replaced it. It was sold in 1973 and renamed Mel William Selvick. It was scrapped in 1994, after 102 years, serving on the Lakes and for a time in U. S. coastal use besides. Isaac Pennock: the first bulk cement carrier on the Great Lakes. Jim Luke: She also spent time tied up below the Poe Lock, as a storage /supply ship during the construction phase in the late 60s. |
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| Richard Wicklund commented on David's post Here is a picture of the Samuel Mitchell with its forward cabins locking through at the Soo, from the Peter J. Van der Linden collection. |
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| Richard Wicklund commented on David's post This is my July, 1970 photo of the Samuel Mitchell in cement storage at Superior. |
It is my understanding that this ship is now permanently moored there as extra storage capacity.
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| Chris Mazzella posted A little bit climate shock this afternoon, going from 80s the past week to single digits. What better way to be welcomed home to the frozen tundra than to catch the Innovation/Samuel D Champlain unloading powdered cement into the J A W Iglehart. |
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| David Schauer posted Whee....... A crew member from the Hon. James L. Oberstar takes a ride on the bosun's chair at the Graymont dock in Superior. 11/26/2022 Colton Novak: All fun and games until the safety catch randomly engages and you’re stuck there dangling until they find a way to release it and lower you down to the dock. Frank Jerome: This was my favorite job on the boats. Gary Schweitzer: Frank Jerome lowers the deckhands down to the dock so they can handle the wires and tie up the ship. Mark Robinson: Never saw the need to land a man before the boat was right up against the wall Bob Haworth: Mark Robinson at this particular dock, and the one on the other side of plant, its almost impossible to get the bow up against because its not dredged. |
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| David Schauer commented on Bob's comment This helps show how far the Oberstar is off the dock. [In the background is the Egbert Wagenborg.] David Schauer posted The Hon. James L. Oberstar unloads coal at graymont in Superior (a short shuttle move from Midwest Energy) as the Egbert Wagenborg glides past in the distance on its way to Viterra. The bow of the cement storage laker J.A.W Iglehart is on the left. 11/26/2022 David Kruschwitz: I must be dense - is this Appalachian or Illinois coal (or something from overseas) that was carried up the lakes? Will it actually be shuttled over to MERC to what, mix with Powder River coal? What would be the ultimate destination? Inquiring minds... Bryan Howell: This is Powder River Basin coal from Wyoming. The Oberstar loaded it at MERC and brought it over. Graymont uses it in their lime kilns. It's cheaper to shuttle it over by boat every once in a while than truck it across town. |
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| David Schauer posted A view of Fraser Shipyards in Superior as the Ostrander/Integrity eases into the dry (wet) dock while the Ryerson remains in long term layup. In the distance on the left is the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader unloading stone at Graymont. 11/15/2022 |
| more common as MRC cuts up more freighters.] |
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| Liam Hoffmann posted Alpena discharging cement at LaFarge in Superior. 10/18/23 |
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