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Constitution arrived in the port on Thursday afternoon, July
19th to discharge wind turbine parts and then load wind turbine blades.
The origin of the incoming cargo and the outgoing cargo both are Spain. |
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galley of the Beluga Constitution on Saturday evening, first mate Marko
Milicevic, from Croatia, on the right, was reviewing the day’s
work with Captain Andrzej Kocmiel, from Poland. The first mate traditionally
overseas the discharge of cargo from the ship. Here, he was preparing
to depart for an evening in Duluth while the Captain watched over the
discharge. Earlier in the day, the captain, some members of the crew
and 6 cadets took some time off and went sightseeing in Canal Park,
Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock. Now it was the first mate’s turn. |
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| Above,
wind turbine base units are moved off the deck of the Beluga Constitution
and onto trucks that carry them across the slip to a temporary staging
area (below). |
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| On Sunday,
a nacelle has just been deposited onto the trailer of a truck next to
the ship (above). |
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| The ship
has an unusual covering over the bow, which appears to be formidable
(above). It is sometimes called a hurricane bow. Inside the cover, it
looks like a normal bow. Portals on the side provided a nice look at
downtown Duluth and the Aerial Lift Bridge below. |
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| The Beluga
Constitution comes with its own maritime school. located on the 'X'
deck of the boat. That deck has 4 two person rooms and a classroom (below). |
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Currently
there are 6 students, called cadets while on board. All from Germany,
they are front row, from the left: Benjamin Zerhusen (21), Bremen,
Henryk Tinius (24), Berlin, Marlene Eberl (21), Hannover and Jennifer
Witt (20), Geesthacht. Back row, from left: standing, Marius Thomas
(30), Bad Bertrich, training officer (the teacher). Seated, Johannes
Brydda (21), Stralsund and Ole Piehl (23), Brunsbüttel. |
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| Monday,
July 23, 2007 |
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| With
the blades on board, it was time to leave. Agent Scott Hilleren
(left) was on board to take care of all the paper work involved when
shipping cargo from one side of the world to the other.
Captain Andrzej Kocmiel (right) checks over last minute
details, about 2 hours before they plan to depart. |
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| Around
9:30 in the evening, the ship goes under the Lift Bridge, beginning
the long voyage to Spain. |
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for
more information, contact:
Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc
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Jonathan
Lamb, Vice President, Operations
jonathan.lamb@lswci.com
Jason Paulson, Operations Manager
jason.paulson@lswci.com
Denise
McDougall, Warehouse Coordinator
Denise.McDougall@lswci.com
Ruth
Delich, Office Assistant
Ruth.Delich@lswci.com
Brian
Granholm, Jr., Logistics Coordinator
Brian.Granholm@lswci.com
1210
Port Terminal Drive
Duluth, Mn 55802
(218) 727-6646
Fax: (218) 727-6649
©
2008 Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc.
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