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Superior
UN/LOCODE USSUW · Scale rank #525 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (breakwater)
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Largest vessel
- —
Overview
Superior is a medium seaport in United States – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). Cargo pier depth up to 7.9 m; channel depth 6.4 m. Water body: Lake Superior; Great Lakes.
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- Lake Superior; Great Lakes
- UN/LOCODE
USSUW- WPI number
- 5450
- Coordinates
- 46.7333, -92.0667
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Electrical repair
- ✓ Navigation equipment
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Deck supplies
- ✓ Engine supplies
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ! Ice: yes
- ! Other: yes
- ! Overhead limits: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Superior in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam has no FTA with United States: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).
United States market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | US | Medium | 4 km |
| Milwaukee | US | Medium | 527 km |
| Thunder Bay |  CA | Medium | 282 km |
| Manitowoc | US | Medium | 453 km |
| Escanaba | US | Small | 400 km |
| Ludington | US | Small | 537 km |
| Muskegon | US | Small | 599 km |
| Sault Ste Marie | US | Small | 590 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · U.S. Coast Pilot 6 - Great Lakes and their connecting waterways ↗