Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Duluth’s terminal expands container capabilities

The Clure Public Marine Terminal at the Port of Duluth has expanded its capacity space and is now capable of handling larger volumes of containers transported by vessel.

Minnesota’s terminal expansion will augment the existing road and rail intermodal container services under the Duluth Cargo Connect banner, which is a working partnership between Duluth Seaway Port Authority and Lake Superior Warehousing.

“Our Clure Terminal is a full-service multimodal logistics hub for the Upper Midwest,” said...

https://container-news.com/duluths-terminal-expands-container-capabilities/

Minnesota port ready to handle waterborne international containers

Want to avoid the crowded Southern California ports? Have you considered Minnesota?

Duluth Seaway Port Authority officials have announced that the Clure Public Marine Terminal now can handle steamship-owned international shipping containers transported by vessel, “in an expansion that will augment existing road- and rail-based intermodal container service under the Duluth Cargo Connect banner.” 

The Clure Terminal has been welcoming vessel traffic since it opened in 1958, but over the decades...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/minnesota-port-ready-to-handle-waterborne-international-containers

Career Tracks: GreyOrange, Aim Transportation and Duluth Seaway

Ramya Sampath Sharma has joined GreyOrange as chief people officer.

Atlanta-headquartered GreyOrange describes itself as “a global provider of solutions that modernize fulfillment operations through the AI-driven GreyMatter Fulfillment Operating System and Ranger Robot Series.”

Sharma will be responsible for global talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, human resources data and analytics, and culture. 

Aim Transportation has promoted Chris...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks:-greyorange-aim-transportation-and-duluth-seaway

Career Tracks: COO, CTO and CMO

Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard will begin her new role as the Svitzer A/S global chief operating officer on Dec. 1.

She currently is the global head of equipment and a VP at Maersk. She will replace Leonardo Sonzio, who will be moving on to become Maersk’s head of fleet operations, Svitzer said.

She will report to CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus, who said, “Today, innovative thinking and a digital mindset is crucial to succeed as a global towage operator and this is precisely what Ingrid stands for.”

Nil...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-coo-cto-and-cmo

Career Tracks: Höegh and Elemica get new CEOs

Andreas Enger will become the chief executive officer of Höegh Autoliners on Sept. 8.

Current CEO Thor Jørgen Guttormsen will continue to support the company as non-executive director and senior adviser.

Enger has served as Höegh’s chief financial officer since September 2019 and worked closely with Guttormsen on the company’s strategy and operating model. 

Enger will continue to chair Posten, Norway’s state-owned postal service. 

Prior to joining Höegh autoliners, Enger was a partner at Deloitte....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks:-hoegh-and-elemica-get-new-ceos

Duluth’s fast growing leads to expansion project

People had expected traffic at Duluth’s new shipping container terminal to grow, but not as fast as it actually has, said Kevin Beardsley, chief financial officer for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.

The facility, which shuttles large steel shipping containers back and forth between trucks and trains, opened in late March of 2017, and it’s already in need of more capacity. Beardsley said he anticipated the terminal likely would need to expand in a couple more years. However, shippers have shown...

http://container-news.com/duluth-fast-growing-leads-to-expansion-project/

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