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Indiana Ranked Second Among Great Lakes Ports
For the first time ever, Indiana ports rank first among inland ports and second among Great Lakes ports for cargo shipments. Recent changes to federal port rankings caused Indiana to move from having multiple small port districts and many... Read More
Funding for Port Weller Dry Docks Cargo Terminal Project
Canada’s Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, has announced an investment of up to $5.2 million, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for the second phase of the Port... Read More
United States Launches $4 Billion Initiative to Electrify Ports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the initial steps in the development of programs that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in the nation’s port... Read More
GLS Takes Delivery of Tug Seaway Trident
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has taken delivery of a new ice-class tugboat for maintenance operations. The Seaway Trident arrived in Massena, New York, on May... Read More
Limestone Trade Decreases, Iron Ore Increases for April
Great Lakes limestone shipments totaled 1.9 million net tons, a decrease of 3.5 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were below the month’s 5-year average by 11.2 percent. Loadings... Read More
Port of Montreal’s Vision for the Future
The Montreal Port Authority has released its vision and Strategic Plan 2023-2027, which will guide the Port of Montreal’s future actions and objectives for the next five years. The MPA’s... Read More
Two Sunken Vessels Discovered in Lake Superior
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) along with Marine Sonic Technology, have announced the discovery of two vessels that sank in Lake Superior on November 18th, 1914. On November 18, 1914,... Read More
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority Exploring Use of Green Hydrogen
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Atura Power to acquire green hydrogen as part of its commitment to supporting the growth of clean energy and reducing its... Read More
HOPA Celebrates Start of Shipping Season
The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has celebrated the start of the 2023 shipping season with the ceremonial presentation of the Top Hat to the captain of the first vessel to... Read More
65th Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
The 2023 navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway is now underway. On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Terence Bowles, president and CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC),... Read More