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Seaway Visitors’ Center Opens May 25th
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) is announcing that today the Dwight D. Eisenhower Visitors’ Center, located at the U. S. Eisenhower Lock, will open to the public and remain open daily, including weekends, through Labor Day, September 3, 2018. The Visitors’ Center hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.…
Read MoreSLSDC Announces Port Winners of 2017 Season ‘Pacesetter Award’
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) today announced that six U.S. ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system are receiving the agency’s Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for registering increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during the 2017 navigation season. The six ports earning the Pacesetter Award…
Read MoreSt. Lawrence Seaway Begins 60th Navigation Season
Washington – The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) joined with the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) to mark the opening of the Seaway’s 60th navigation season today. The official opening ceremony of the binational waterway took place in St. Catharines, Ontario, with Canadian Transport Deputy Minister Michael Keenan attending as honored…
Read MoreRecognizing Opportunity: Insights from a Storied Career
I have been extremely fortunate to have spent over 46 consecutive years as a vessel agent. My Dad was a Group One telephone repairman (Ma Bell). My Dad’s father was a railroad worker, whose job entailed using a very steady steel bar (lining bar) to literally hand pull rail tracks to redirect train traffic. My…
Read MoreSeaway Finishes 2017 Navigation Season Strong – 38 Million Tons of Cargo Moved
Washington, DC (January 16, 2018) – The St. Lawrence Seaway System, North America’s binational marine highway stretching 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, reported strong gains during the 2017 navigation season including a standout year in iron ore, dry bulk and general cargo shipments. The final tonnage results – 38.1…
Read More2017 HWY H2O Conference
Collaboration for Economic Prosperity “Together we will share ideas on how to grow opportunities that promote greater economic activity in our region and increase maritime freight movement throughout the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System,” said Craig Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, during his opening remarks at the 13th annual HWY H2O Conference in Toronto, Ontario,…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Leaders Unite During Michigan State Capitol Day
Leaders of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System visited the State of Michigan capitol in Lansing, Michigan on October 3, 2017 to meet with government officials promote The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership, a joint public affairs initiative to improve the understanding of benefits inherent in marine transportation in the Great Lakes region. Members of the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership…
Read MoreTraditional and project cargoes transit the St. Lawrence Seaway in November
Traditional and project cargoes transit the St. Lawrence Seaway in November
Read MoreU.S. DOT Secretary Foxx honors Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation employees
U.S. DOT Secretary Foxx honors Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation employees
Read MoreSt. Lawrence Seaway traffic sluggish in July
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic sluggish in July
Read MoreSaint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation earns Green Marine certification for environmental performance
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation earns Green Marine Certification for environmental performance
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