Intermodal terminal opens in Duluth

Canadian National Railway said loaded import containers arriving via its rail network from the ports it serves on the West, East and Gulf coasts will arrive in Duluth, and empty containers can then be used by exporters to ship their goods to world markets.    Canadian National Railway and Duluth Cargo Connect have announced a new rail-served intermodal container ramp at the Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s Clure Public Marine Terminal.
   CN said loaded import containers arriving via its rail network from the ports it serves on the West, East and Gulf coasts will arrive in Duluth, and empty containers can then be used by exporters to ship their goods to world markets.
   Duluth Cargo Connect, a working partnership between the port authority and Lake Superior Warehousing, will operate the rail-served facility, which will serve the region around the Minnesota port and the neighboring city of Superior, Wis.
   When construction on the project began two years ago, the port authority said it was the largest project it had undertaken since construction of the Clure Public Marine Terminal prior to the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959.
   “Opening CN’s newest intermodal location here in Duluth instantly connects our region to containerized imports and exports via CN’s rail network, avoiding the congestion in large urban intermodal facilities,” said Vanta Coda, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. “Our truck traffic has grown exponentially in recent years, and now we’ve partnered with CN to bring a whole new mode of efficient transportation services to the Twin Ports.”