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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Cruise the Great Lakes
In 2016, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers developed a strategy to rejuvenate the region’s maritime transportation system. Beyond actions to strengthen traditional maritime commerce, the strategy included steps to develop niche markets such as cruising into bigger economic drivers. Bringing more cruise ships to more of the region’s ports and cities represents…
Read MoreSLSDC Great Lakes Regional Initiative Continues into Third Year
The SLSDC has been better able to support Great Lakes ports, terminals, shippers, carriers, and labor to increase maritime trade. With the recent arrival of Ken Carey, the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation’s Manager of Market Development, the two Seaway Corporations are continuing to expand and grow the Seaway maritime supply chain. Outreach to…
Read MoreSoo Locks to Receive Major Overhaul
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final FY2018 workplan detailing spending levels for Corps projects throughout the Great Lakes. As a reminder, the Corps decides final spending levels for each project based on the Administration’s original budget proposal, plus any additional funds made available to the Corps by Congress. Because…
Read MoreA New Navigation Lock for the Upper Great Lakes
By Harry Valentine U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced his support to build a new navigation lock between Lakes Superior and Huron, presently the location of a largest navigation lock between the North Atlantic and the Great Lakes. Any malfunction of the lock could halt ship transportation between these two lakes and inflict a…
Read MoreProtecting the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway
WASHINGTON D.C. (MAY 10, 2018) – The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway system is the longest deep-draft waterway in the world, and this year marks its 60th shipping season. This marine highway is home to some of North America’s most important ports that promote trade and commerce for the Great Lakes region and America’s…
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 MorePotential for a Large Cruise Ship on the Upper Great Lakes
While the ocean going cruise ship industry has undergone spectacular growth in recent years, the inland waterway cruise industry has undergone steady but less spectacular growth. The cruise vessels that sail the St Lawrence River and Great Lakes are comparatively small compared to ocean going cruise ships. However, there are prospects to develop a much…
Read MoreBMO Special Report on the Great Lakes
BMO Special Report on the Great Lakes
Read MoreSoo Locks open for the 2016 season
Soo Locks open for the 2016 season
Read MoreMayors call on Premiers, Governors to Defend Integrity of Great Lakes and Compact
Mayors call on Premiers, Governors to Defend Integrity of Great Lakes and Compact
Read MoreSoo Locks closed for the season
Soo Locks Closed for the season
Read MoreClosing of the 2015 Navigation Season
Closing of the 2015 Navigation Season
Read MoreAnnouncing The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership
Announcing The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership
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