Broken Bridge Cable? Watch the Bridge North Counter Weight! American Century Duluth Arrival.

Pictures of the arrival here:
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For those who read the info, bonus! Look at the Tower light on the right side, along with a crew riding it, you can see the light is red. This signifies there is an inbound current. when it flashes either red or green it means the water is flowing 3MPH or better! Green means outbound current, yellow means neutral current. Very important to know for the ships.

About this Visit:

The American Century arrived Duluth May 13, 2024 15:56 for the 6th time this season! First trip for Iron Ore! (have loaded 1 time at BNSF Superior), Pushing through the canal at a quick clip of 7.5 kts! They arrived up at the CN dock at 17:10 and began loading ore. They finished loading the pellets May 14 at 14:35, 21.5 hour load. Departed the dock, heading down river to the canal to depart and head to Conneaut OH. They departed Duluth at 14:48, out a little slower this time at 4.5 kts.
To date of this trip"
Spent 92.5 hours in Port.



The M/V American Century is primarily used for long-haul transport of iron ore pellets and western coal on the Great Lakes.

Length, Overall 1000'-0"
Beam 105'-0"
Depth 56'-0"
Midsummer Draft (MS) 34'- 3/4"
Deadweight Capacity at MS Draft 80,900 Gross Tons
Deadweight Capacity at 27'-6" 62,100 Gross Tons
Unloading Boom Conveyor Length 250'
Maximum Unloading Rate 10,000 Tons/Hour
Number of Cargo Holds 7
Number of Hatches 37
Shaft Horsepower 14,000
Year Built 1981
Number of Propellers 2