Crowds lined both sides of the Duluth Canal as the brand-new BBC Kolding arrived with machinery, exchanged a booming bridge salute, and passed beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge.
The Dutch cargo ship Heerengracht arrived in Duluth on November 14, 2025, gliding under the Aerial Lift Bridge to unload quartz “super sacks” at Port Terminal. Get the full story on her specs, cargo, and tugboat docking dance.
Under canal lights and a crisp horn salute, Alpena eased into Duluth—one of the oldest working Great Lakes freighters still…