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Future Agricultural Transport on North American Waterways
The long-term trend of annual rainfall taken across Northern USA and Southern Canada for over a century reveals a steady increase. Redirecting some seasonal spring flood water through pipes into water tables would bypass frozen ground and enhance summer agricultural production. That production would influence future seasonal agricultural bulk transportation along North American inland…
Read MoreLocal View: Commercial Shipping’s Value To Twin Ports, Nation Can’t Be Overstated
As our world persists during this global pandemic, we gratefully acknowledge the essential services performed by our nation’s maritime workers to keep commerce and cargo moving while also supporting our regional economy during a time of peril. Friday was National Maritime Day, which commemorated the 201st anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic steamship crossing. This…
Read MoreEnvironmental Protection Agency Outlines 2020 Plans For Grasse River Remediation
MASSENA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has outlined what activities are scheduled for the Grasse River remediation project in 2020. Arconic will resume in-river construction this spring to continue implementing a remediation plan selected by the EPA for the lower Grasse River. The plan, which was selected in 2013, calls for dredging and…
Read MorePort Of Oswego Awarded For Second Straight Year The Pacesetter Award
OSWEGO – The Port of Oswego Authority for the second straight year has won the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation agency’s Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for registering increases in international cargo tonnage shipped during the 2019 navigation season. “On behalf of our team at the Port of Oswego Authority, we’re delighted to accept this…
Read MorePort of Green Bay Gets A Head Start on 2020 Shipping Season
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — The 2020 shipping season got off to an early start for the Port of Green Bay. The tonnage report over the first month and a half is up 19% from the strong 2019 shipping season. Officials say nearly 228,000 tons of cargo moved into and out of the Port between March…
Read MorePhase One of New Soo Lock Project Set to Begin
The project for a new Soo Lock is taking a major step forward. The US Army Corp of Engineers announced phase one construction started this week. Phase one will begin with deepening the upstream channel. The Army Corp says equipment was moved on site earlier this week. It’s the start in creating a…
Read MoreNorthern Michigan From Above: Burns Harbor
The Soo Locks officially opened to freighter traffic on March 25. It’s been busy since then, with many Great Lakes freighters and international freighters passing through. The 1,000 foot by 105-foot Burns Harbor is a local favorite because the captain is a Sault Ste. Marie native. In Northern Michigan From Above,…
Read MoreModifications Made To Grasse River Cleanup To Accommodate Larger Tugboat
MASSENA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says there will be some modifications when work begins again this year to address sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the Grasse River Superfund Site. The modification calls for removal of an additional 90,000 cubic yards of sediment from an area of the river near Snug…
Read MoreSeawayCompass – Guest Columnist – Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
David Naftzger Executive Director, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers A Fresh Outlook and Bold Goals in 2020 The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers have bold goals for our region’s maritime system — to double maritime trade, shrink the environmental footprint of the region’s transportation network and support the region’s industrial core.…
Read MoreSeawayCompass – Seaway Spotlight – Fednav
The SLSDC continues its series of videos to highlight the binational system and its remarkable stakeholder community. This video features a conversation with Deputy Administrator Middlebrook and Nicole Trépanier, Director, External Relations for Fednav. Ms. Trépanier shares her thoughts on her new role with Fednav and how to effectively educate the public on the importance…
Read MoreIndiana-Burns Harbor Welcomes First Ocean Vessel Of 2020
The first ocean-going vessel arrived today at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, marking the start of the 2020 international shipping season. Officials at the Lake Michigan deepwater port welcomed the M/V Muntgracht, a 466-foot general cargo carrier operated by Amsterdam-headquartered Spliethoff, after her five-day voyage through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The annual tradition of presenting…
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