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LNG Dual Fuel Bitumen Tanker Joins McAsphalt

McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd. has welcomed the McAsphalt Advantage to its fleet. Powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the vessel has an overall length of 459.3 feet, a beam of... Read More

Great Lakes Limestone and Iron Ore Trade in 2024

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28.3 million tons in 2024, a decrease of 3.9 percent compared to 2023. 2024’s loadings were below the trade’s five-year average by... Read More

Tanco Terminals Invests in Expansion at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Tanco Terminals has started construction on an $8.2 million expansion of its liquid tank farm at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The expansion includes the addition of a sixth rail loading... Read More

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in November

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled nearly 3 million tons in November, a decrease of 4.9 percent compared to a year ago.  Limestone cargos were just 8,340 tons... Read More

SLSMC to Invest $350 Million in Infrastructure Upgrades

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) has announced an investment of more than $350 million in infrastructure upgrades over the next three years. This investment will ensure the Seaway’s... Read More

Experimental Dredging for U.P. Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and Engineer Research and Development Center(ERDC) in partnership with the U.S. Navy removed more than 25,000 cubic yards of material from Little... Read More

Transfer of Historic Robinson Bay Tugboat

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has completed the formal transfer of the Robinson Bay tugboat to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy during a ceremony at Snell... Read More

ACBL Announces Peter Coxon As Chief Executive Officer

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) announced the appointment of Peter Coxon as chief executive officer on Nov. 19, effective immediately. “This marks a significant step in ACBL’s transformative journey toward... Read More

Operations Resume at Port of Montreal

Operations have resumed at the Port of Montreal following an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). Work resumed at the port on Nov. 16 after the Maritime Employers... Read More

United States, Canada and Finland Sign Icebreaker Pact

The United States, Canada and Finland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formally begin designing and constructing polar icebreakers. In July, the three countries announced the creation of... Read More

Iron Ore and Limestone Trade Down in October

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.5 million tons in October, a decrease of 12.3 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments were 10.1 percent below the... Read More