On December 13, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced the release of an independent survey of public and private infrastructure investments to enhance marine shipping on the Great
As the recent temporary shutdown of the St. Lawrence Seaway by strike action underscored, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system is a vital maritime trade artery whose smooth operation is too
After negotiators failed to reach an agreement, St. Lawrence Seaway workers went on strike just before midnight Saturday. As we reported earlier, their union, Unifor, had filed a 72-hour strike notice on
On October 18, Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector trade union notified the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation that its members are ready to strike as of midnight on Saturday, October 21, 2023,
Adam Tindall-Schlicht, until recently port director at the Port of Milwaukee, has been named as the eleventh Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
Green shipping corridor announcements have been coming out of COP27, thick and fast. The plan to launch a green and digital transpacific corridor between San Pedro Bay ports and Singapore looks set
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched a 16-month study exploring low carbon options for shipping on the Great Lakes. The research group, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
U.S. and Canadian ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system reported that overall tonnage during the 2020 navigation season was down just 1.7% compared to the 2019 navigation season, despite facing
As ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continue to ride the waves of the 2020 shipping season, industry experts see better prospects for the remainder of the season. According to
While St. Lawrence Seaway cargo volumes decreased during the past two months due to economic shifts related to COVID-19, the Chamber of Marine Commerce reports industry leaders as saying that the Seaway
