shipping

Once a record-breaking freighter, the Ryerson’s fate now rests on the unpredictable tides of the steel market—let's take a closer look.

A sure sign of spring!

Commercial shipping is underway this season at the Port of Duluth-Superior, signaled by the departure of the first outbound laker.

Icy conditions have forced an early end to shipping on the Upper Mississippi River.

This summer's drought is not affecting shipping on the Upper Mississippi River so far. Farther south, the Mississippi is about 13 feet below normal in some places.