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St. Lawrence Cruise Lines Now Booking for 2023
Due to an increasing demand for North American river cruising, St. Lawrence Cruise Lines has officially sold out all 2022 cruises and is now booking passengers for 2023. The strong... Read More
American Steamship Company’s Operating Fleet to be Certified by Green Marine
American Steamship Company, a pioneer in Great Lakes marine transportation, is the first domestic ship owner headquartered in the State of New York to participate in Green Marine, the leading... Read More
Farming-Related Exports Drive Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Activity in June
Exports buoyed shipping activity through the St. Lawrence Seaway in June, with U.S. coke and Canadian potash heading to overseas destinations for the season reaching a 20-year record high. Canadian... Read More
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down 32.6 Percent in June
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in June, a decrease of 32.6 percent from 2021. Shipments were 29.5 percent below the month’s 5-year average.... Read More
Algoma Central Corporation Sells Station Mall in Sault Ste. Marie
Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) has sold Station Mall, a large regional shopping complex located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The transaction closed on June 30, 2022. Station Mall, a... Read More
House Appropriations Committee Approves Port and Seaway Funds
On June 30, the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill (THUD). The legislation funds key federal programs of interest to Great... Read More
Miller Boat Line Sues to Recoup Millions
Miller Boat Line, Inc. has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup up to $8 million. Miller, which operates a ferry service between Port Clinton and Put-in-Bay, filed the civil action... Read More
Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock Reopens
The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock has opened to marine traffic after completing a critical repair that took longer than expected. The MacArthur lock was set to reopen in late April... Read More
Great-Lakes Seaway Cargo Rose by 7% in 2021
A new system-wide report from the Chamber of Marine Commerce shows that Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway ships carried an estimated 149 million metric tons of cargo to and from domestic ports, and... Read More
INREST, UQAC and Université Laval to Study the Saguenay Fjord Ecosystem
The Northern Institute for Research in Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (INREST) has announced the creation of the Groupe de recherche sur l’écosystème du fjord du Saguenay (GREFS). Bringing... Read More
Ports of Montreal, Québec and Trois-Rivières Announce Initiative to Strengthen St. Lawrence Corridor
The Port Authorities of Montreal, Québec and Trois-Rivières have announced the creation of a working group to identify and facilitate the implementation of joint initiatives. The signing of a collaboration... Read More