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Traverse City Seeking Cruise Ships After Port Certification
Transformation of the former coal dock into the publicly accessible Discovery Pier is smoothing the way for more passenger-carrying cruise ships to visit Traverse City. The facility in December was certified as a cruise port by the U.S. Coast Guard. Local officials who want to grab a piece of growing Great Lakes cruise ship activity…
Read MoreOfficials meet to go over Soo Locks upgrade project
Approximately 90 percent of the iron ore used for U.S. manufacturing makes its way through the Soo Locks. A shutdown at the locks would devastate the U.S. economy. Friday, a congressional delegation along with the army checked on the plan to build a new lock The upgrade to the Soo Locks involves duplicating the 1,200-foot-long…
Read More$75M for Soo Locks nears finish line
Michigan lawmakers say they are confident the federal government will move ahead with a $75 million spending plan for the Soo Locks modernization project despite uncertainty over whether Congress will complete budgets by the end of the fiscal year. “These end of September negotiations can be complicated, but we cannot have a shutdown,” U.S. Rep. John…
Read MorePort of Monroe earns award for cargo work
The Port of Monroe received a Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award, which is awarded by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The Port of Monroe has once again been honored for its work with handling international cargo. The local port received a Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award, which is awarded by the St. Lawrence Seaway…
Read MoreBarker, Undaunted/Pere Marquette visit Port
From Grand Haven Tribune: Grand Haven received two cargoes this past week. On Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, Interlake Steamship Company’s self-unloading motor vessel Kaye E. Barker arrived in port with a load of stone for the Verplank dock in Ferrysburg. By the early afternoon, the Barker was backing out of port and heading for her…
Read MoreWhitmer: Great Lakes need federal money
Five governors want presidential candidates to pledge support GLEN ARBOR — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discussed her six-point presidential agenda for the Great Lakes in a tour across northern Lower Michigan. The Michigan governor on Thursday detailed a strategic plan which a group of Great Lakes governors want all 2020 presidential candidates to embrace. She told…
Read MorePort of Muskegon Receives First Seaway Pacesetter Award
Port of Muskegon accepted their first Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. In conjunction with Port Milwaukee visiting the Port of Muskegon, Rebecca Yackley, International Trade Specialist at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), presented the award to Chuck Canestraight, President of Port City Marine Services, a Sand Products…
Read MoreFunding for Soo Locks included in new legislation
The House Appropriations Committee introduced legislation fulfilling President Donald Trump’s request for $75.3 million dollars for the Army Corps of Engineers. The money will go towards building a second freighter-sized lock at the Soo Locks. President Trump made the request when he released his annual budget proposal in March. The funding is included in larger…
Read MoreNational Maritime Day celebrated in Duluth
The Twin Ports maritime industry celebrated National Maritime Day Wednesday with a lunchtime event at the Boat Club Restaurant in Duluth. Tom Rayburn, director of environmental and regulatory affairs for the Lake Carriers’ Association was the keynote speaker. The date of May 22 was chosen for an annual maritime celebration to mark the date of…
Read MorePort of Duluth-Superior receives award for shipping season tonnage increase
The Duluth-Superior Port has received an award for seeing an increase in international cargo tonnage increase during the 2018 shipping season. The Pacesetter award, which is given by the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, was presented to port officials Wednesday. Officials say the Duluth-Superior port saw an 11.5% increase of international cargo shipments,…
Read MoreThe Victory I cruise ship arrived in Muskegon Thursday, May 23.
May 23 marked the start of cruise ship season on the Great Lakes with the first of the ships arriving in Muskegon. The Victory I cruise ship arrived in Muskegon around 7 a.m. on Thursday May, 23. The 300-ft. ship docked at Heritage Landing and departed around 6 p.m. This is the fourth year that…
Read MoreLaMarre Named to Federal Maritime Panel
Port of Monroe Director Paul C. LaMarre III has been appointed to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee. The two-year appointment was made by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao last month. The panel provides advice and recommendations to the secretary of transportation on matters relating to the U. S. maritime transportation and…
Read MoreHuizenga, others call for Great Lakes mapping update
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, was among the congressmen and women reintroducing legislation that would update the ecological mapping of the Great Lakes. On Tuesday, May 7, several congressional leaders introduced legislation that called for the remapping of the Great Lakes environmental sensitivity index, or ESI. ESI is used to map information about coastal shoreline…
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