Port of Duluth, Minnesota

The Great Lakes Towing Company has three or more tugs stationed in Duluth.

 

3-hours minimum notice for service in Duluth is required when placing an order for tug service.

 

Duluth-Superior Harbor is at the west end of Lake Superior.  The harbor has been developed along Superior Bay and the lower part of the St. Louis River, which forms part of the State boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Duluth-Superior is one of the most important harbors on the Great Lakes because of its range of facilities and the magnitude of its commerce.  The cities of Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota, front the south and north sides of the harbor, respectively.

 

Duluth-Superior Harbor is well equipped with facilities handling all types of cargo.  The major commodities handled in the port are grain, iron ore, coal, limestone, cement, and general cargo.


Port of Two Harbors, Minnesota

The Great Lakes Towing Company provides towing service in Two Harbors with its tugs from Duluth.

 

12-hours minimum notice for service in Two Harbors is required when placing an order for tug service.

 

Two Harbors is a town about 7 miles northeast of Knife River on the north side of Agate Bay, a natural indentation about 0.75 mile long and 0.5 mile wide.  Two Harbors is an important ore shipping point, and the bay is a harbor of refuge.


Port of Ashland, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes Towing Company provides towing service in Ashland with its tugs from Duluth.

 

36-hour minimum notice for service in Ashland is required when placing an order for tug service.

 

Ashland Harbor is on the southeast side near the head of Chequamegon Bay.  The harbor is sheltered from the storms of Lake Superior by Chequamegon Point, Long Island, and the Apostle Islands.  However, the size of the bay permits the generation of waves within itself, and in northeast storms, when accompanied by swells coming in from the lake, heavy seas occur in the bay.  A breakwall northeast of the Ashland wharves provides protection for the harbor facilities.