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CSL to Build New Transhipment Vessel for BCI Minerals
The CSL Group (CSL) has announced a 21-year strategic partnership with BCI Minerals Limited (“BCI”) to build and operate an innovative transhipment vessel to support the Mardie Salt and Potash Project... Read More
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor Receives Container Route Approval
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create... Read More
UK Sustainability Firm Expands to Chicago
A UK-based sustainability consultancy firm has announced plans to expand to the United States. Tunley Environmental LLC will be based in Chicago. Dr. Will Beer, founder of Tunley Environmental, stated... Read More
Large Crack Discovered in Hull of Great Lakes Freighter
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) believes a stress fracture was the reason a Great Lakes freighter recently began taking on water in Lake Superior. The nearly 700-foot-long Michipicoten was en... Read More
New President and CEO of St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation’s (SLSMC) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Demetrios (Jim) Athanasiou as its next president and chief executive officer. Athanasiou replaces Terence... Read More
Great Lakes Towing Launches Caribbean Breakbulk Service
The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the barge Crimson Glover from Crimson Shipping Company in Chickasaw, Alabama. GLT purchased the 270×80-foot, fully enclosed deck barge, or warehouse barge,... Read More
Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 33.9 Percent in May
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in May, an increase of 33.9 percent compared to one year ago. May’s loadings were also above the month’s... Read More
Great Lakes States Receive USDA Forest Service Funding
The Forest Service has awarded $6.28 million in grants to support restoration projects on nonfederal lands in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. In all, 38 projects... Read More
Green Marine Forms Green Marine International
Green Marine International is the newly formed corporation and governance structure overseeing the Green Marine and Green Marine Europe environmental certification programs, the maritime industry’s voluntary initiatives to advance environmental... Read More
Corps of Engineers Releases Final FY2024 Great Lakes Maintenance Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its final navigation work plan for FY2024. The plan details specific amounts to be spent on dredging, structure maintenance and other priorities... Read More