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Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Receives FY 23 Funding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is receiving $37 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan for operations and maintenance (O&M) of Detroit District river and harbor... Read More
Coast Guard Finalizes 2023 Great Lakes Pilotage Rates
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register outlining U.S. Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2023 shipping season. The agency had first published... Read More
Shipwreck Society Discovers the Nucleus in Lake Superior
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has announced the discovery of the 144-foot Barquentine Nucleus. The Nucleus was found under 600 feet of water around 40 miles northwest of Vermilion point... Read More
American Lakers Invest $126 Million in the Great Lakes States
U.S. shipping companies operating exclusively on the Great Lakes transitioned from sailing to the annual process of repairing, maintaining and modernizing their fleet of lakers. Vessels ranging in length from... Read More
Task Force Asks Biden Administration for $425 Million for Great Lakes
A bipartisan Congressional task force has asked President Biden to include more money for the Great Lakes in his 2024 fiscal year budget. The letter, signed by Democratic Congresswoman Debbie... Read More
More Than 36 Million Metric Tons Transited System in 2022
More than 36 million metric tons (mmt) of cargo transited the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System during the 2022 navigation season, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)... Read More
Port Milwaukee Selects New Director
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson has selected Jackie Q. Carter to serve as municipal port director. In this position, Carter will direct commercial and recreational operations at Port Milwaukee, oversee a... Read More
Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in 2022
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28.8 million tons in 2022, a decrease of 2.45 percent compared to 2021. 2022’s loadings were slightly below the trade’s five-year average.... Read More
New Economic Development Authority Created for the Great Lakes Region
President Biden has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 into law. The massive 4155-page bill provides $1.7 trillion in funding for hundreds of federal programs, including many... Read More
Algoma Central Corporation Acquires Two Product Tankers
Algoma Central Corporation has acquired two 18,894 dwt product tankers to join the Algoma Product Tankers fleet. Built in 2007, the sister ships were purchased to prepare for the coming... Read More