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New Soo Lock Work Shifts To Round-The-Clock Construction
SAULT STE, MARIE, MI – Round-the-clock work has begun at the Soo Locks. The Army Corps of Engineers, District Detroit, said Wednesday that phase one of an extensive, multiyear project to update existing locks and to create a new lock at the Upper Peninsula facility shifted into high gear on Sept. 8. To start,…
Read MoreNorth America’s Critical Link: Illinois International Port District Earns 2019 Pacesetter Award
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership applauds the Illinois International Port District for earning a 2019 navigation season Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award, which recognizes their efforts in increasing international Seaway cargo during the 2019 navigation season. “We’re humbled to be acknowledged and we’re proud of what it signifies. It shows those related, affected by and connected to…
Read MorePA House Unanimously Adopts Sept. 7th As Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day
The PA House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution declaring Sept. 7, 2020 as Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day. State Rep. Pat Harkins says H.R. 984 highlights the unique ways Lake Erie benefits the Commonwealth. “Those of us who call this region home have a special connection to Lake Erie, which is a huge part of our…
Read MoreEdwin H. Gott Makes Its Way To Ohio Through Soo Locks
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Edwin H. Gott passed through the Soo Locks on Thursday afternoon. The Edwin H. Gott is a 1,004-foot self-discharging bulk carrier owned and operated by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. The ship was built in 1979 in Wisconsin and has a carrying capacity of 2,105,527 cubic feet. Originally, the Edwin H.…
Read MorePorts Of Indiana Handles Project Cargoes For Michigan Power Plant Project
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is handling the primary shipments for a $1 billion natural gas fired power plant project at the Indeck Niles Energy Center in Michigan. More than 600 pieces of cargo, some weighing up to 300 tons and 100-feet long, are being shipped through the northern Indiana port destined for Niles,…
Read MoreDOT Commissioner Visits Port Authority
OSWEGO – On Thursday of last week the New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner, Marie Therese Dominguez, came to the Port Of Oswego Authority to be briefed on the Port improvements and expansion projects, which total upwards of $26 million, and are currently underway at the Port of Oswego. “The Port of Oswego Authority…
Read MoreArmy Corps Gearing Up For Next Phase Of Lock Construction
SAULT STE. MARIE — Soo Lock construction is set to shift into the next phase, Phase 2, of construction in September. This construction, according to a press release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is to facilitate the construction of a new Poe-sized lock in place of the existing Davis and…
Read MoreMinnesota’s Port On ‘Hwy H2O’
Port of Duluth-Superior was a major grain trade focus in the 1980s. Market shifts have cut the lake trade volume as market supply and demand has shifted. DULUTH, Minn. — In 1985, the Port of Duluth-Superior was the key focus of grain exports from the Upper Midwest, and the first cover story when…
Read MoreHistoric International Shipments Earn Port of Monroe 2019 Pacesetter Award
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership applauds the Port of Monroe for earning a 2019 navigation season Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award, which recognizes their efforts in increasing international Seaway cargo during the 2019 navigation season. The Port of Monroe received the Pacesetter Award five times out of the last seven seasons beginning in 2012. “Above…
Read MoreA New Way To See Grain Movements In Port Of Duluth-Superior
Once capable of moving 10 million tons of grain on the water annually, the local Port Authority explains how market adjustments have made for a modern capacity that continues to have untold reach. Earlier this summer, a reader wrote in wondering how there could be such a disparity between grain shipments in Thunder…
Read MorePort Welcomes Largest Project In History
The port will be called on 14 times for the project, handling about 560 wind tower segments in total. Wind energy components are breezing through ports across the Great Lakes this shipping season. The trend is benefiting the Port of Monroe, which is in the midst of handling one of its largest cargo…
Read MoreAssembly Begins On Historic New Great Lakes Freighter
Interlake Steamship Co. celebrated with the shipyard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by naming the vessel on Tuesday. The first U.S.-flagged lake freighter built on the Great Lakes in more than 35 years celebrated milestones this week, earning its name and seeing the start of its assembly Tuesday at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon…
Read MorePorts Of Indiana Earns Grant To Develop Steel Barge Shuttle At Jeffersonville Port
JEFFERSONVILLE — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded a Marine Highway Grant to the Ports of Indiana to develop a steel barge shuttle with Nucor Steel at its Jeffersonville port. This project will create supply chain efficiencies for Nucor and the private sector partners as well as generate public benefits by…
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