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A loaded cargo ship briefly grazed one of the walls of the Canal Park pier in Duluth Monday morning.

The Edgar B. Speer, Roger Blough, and Philip R. Clarke are done for this year putting 94 Duluth workers out of work, according to the Star Tribune.

Visit Duluth and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority's 'First Ship' contest is back for 2020, looking for guesses of when the first saltie of the season arrives.

The Happy River cargo ship arrived in Duluth after a long trip from Amsterdam, Netherlands fully loaded with towers for wind turbines.

Interlake Steamship Company announced Tuesday they will be adding a new ship to their fleet, the first new addition to Great Lakes shipping in more than 35 years.

Visit Duluth is teaming up with the Duluth Seaway Port Authority to once again bring us the "First Ship Contest." It helps kick off the Duluth shipping season on Lake Superior, and the contest is all about guessing when that saltie sails in.

It's almost that time of year!

There's a new website, plus I have included all the shipping websites to enjoy the canal and boats coming to the harbor.

New software has been developed from a local engineering company that allows you to live track ships in the harbor. It also provides more accurate arrival and departure times.

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has announced that the first ‘saltie’ of the 2018 commercial navigation season, the Federal Weser, is on its way to the Port of Duluth-Superior and is expected to arrive tonight by 10 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open this Sunday, March 25th marking the beginning of the 2018 Great Lakes Shipping Season.

If you're planning on sending gifts in the mail this Christmas, you may want to do it sooner rather than later. Here's are the important dates you should know.