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Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal Unveils New Mural

A new mural now welcomes visitors at the Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal. PortsToronto, Ogiima Kwe Sault, Chief Claire Sault of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and... Read More

St. Lawrence Seaway Remains a Key Supply Chain

The St. Lawrence Seaway is releasing new figures on its performance. As of the end of August, 19.5 million metric tons of cargo have been shipped on the St. Lawrence... Read More

Burns Harbor Opens New Dock to Serve Ocean Vessels

Local officials and port workers are celebrating the opening of a new $6 million dock that will serve ocean vessels at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Partially funded by a U.S.... Read More

SOCP Releases Updated SASH Best Practices Guide for U.S. Maritime Industry

The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) has released the updated Best Practices Guide (BPG) on the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the U.S. Merchant... Read More

Ontario Shipyards Receives Training Funding

Ontario Shipyards, Inc. is receiving $10 million through Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to train existing and new workers for careers in the shipbuilding and repair sector.  Ontario... Read More

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in August

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.7 million tons in August, a decrease of 7.7 percent from one year ago. Limestone cargos were also below the month’s 5-year... Read More

Sheldon “Shelly” Guren Passes Away

The Great Lakes Towing Company is mourning the loss of Sheldon “Shelly” Guren, principal owner of the Towing Company since 1973. Guren was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 25,... Read More

Largest Jones Act-Compliant LNG Bunker Barge Delivered

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has made maritime history with the delivery of the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel, a 12,000-square-foot LNG bunker barge named Progress to Crowley. Progress was designed by Crowley’s... Read More

Rand Logistics Acquires Andrie

Rand Logistics, Inc. has acquired Andrie, LLC, a leading marine transporter of liquid bulk commodity goods, from Auxo Investment Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Muskegon,... Read More

Shipwreck Missing for 131 Years Found in Lake Michigan

Maritime historians from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association have discovered the remains of the schooner Margaret A. Muir off the Algoma, Wisconsin, coast in Lake Michigan.  The Muir was sailing... Read More