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The Tools to Compete: Comparing State-Level Assistance Programs for Great Lakes Commercial Ports
‘The Tools to Compete’ Report Compares State-Level Assistance Programs for Great Lakes Commercial Ports A comparative research analysis evaluating state-level support in six Great Lakes states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan reveals significant inequities in state investment for commercial port infrastructure compared to coastal ports. The Tools to Compete: Comparing State-Level Assistance…
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 MoreSt. Lawrence Seaway Active with International Shipments, Moving Global Supply Chain
American ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system record particularly noteworthy increases in project cargo as they advance the global supply chain, trading with 22 countries during the first two months of the navigation season. Year-to-date total tonnage—from the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway on April 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020—is situated…
Read MorePort City Review: These 20 Seaport Communities Help Drive The U.S. Economy
Ports are “crucial to the economy,” Texas economist Ray Perryman wrote in 2017. “Ports generate substantial business activity through their operations, but those benefits are dwarfed by the huge importance of water transportation to other industries.” In this survey of 20 U.S. port cities, we look at various engines of economic development and see how they…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Shipping Fleet Prepares for 2020
More than $97 million in maintenance and modernization is underway on U.S.-flag Lakers idled for winter work at multiple Great Lakes shipyards. After working around the clock for 10 months hauling cargo over more than 70,000 miles per vessel, the ships and their crews are given a brief rest to recoup before the next season…
Read MoreNew Great Lakes cruise ship to skip Erie, for now
World-renowned cruise line could make its way to Erie Just imagine traveling the Great Lakes by water with a world-renowned cruise line. That chance could soon be offered by Viking Cruises. So far there is not a plan for the ship to port in Erie, but Brenda Sandberg of the Erie Port Authority says it…
Read MoreYards Start $97 Million Winter Work on Great Lakes Fleet
The Lakes Carriers Association says that more than $97 million in maintenance and modernization is underway on U.S.-flag Lakers idled for winter work at multiple Great Lakes shipyards. “After working around the clock for 10 months hauling cargo over more than 70,000 miles per vessel, the ships and their crews are given a brief rest…
Read MoreGreat Lakes freighters undergo $97 million in work this winter
U.S. shipping companies are spending $97 million this winter to maintain and modernize lakers at shipyards throughout the Great Lakes. Each ship hauls cargo more than 70,000 miles during the 10-month season, according to the Lake Carriers Association. The Soo locks between Lake Huron and Lake Superior closed this month. Now ships and crews…
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 MoreMiddlebrook: The Seaway at 60 – more vital than ever
2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the bi-national waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and the heartland of America. How fitting that in this anniversary year, we can talk about the bright future of the Great Lakes Seaway System – North America’s “Fourth Sea…
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