Maritime Initiatives
U.S. Coast Guard Renames Geographical Operational Districts
The U.S. Coast Guard has renamed its operational districts from numerical to geographic designations. This change aims to indicate more accurately the regions they serve and represent. Renaming operational districts... Read More
Building a Framework To Address Workforce Shortages
The United States Merchant Marine is at a crossroads – one that could define the future of our maritime sector for generations. As workforce shortages collide with increased global competition,... Read More
Developing the Workforce of the Future
It’s well known across all maritime sectors that workforce recruitment and development loom as a particularly challenging set of issues over the next decade. Workforce is one of four top... Read More
J.M. (Mike) McCoshen Sworn in as GLS Administrator
The United States Department of Transportation has named J.M. (Mike) McCoshen as administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS). McCoshen was sworn in on Monday, June... Read More
67th Navigation Season Well Underway on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
Despite facing increased economic uncertainty and unpredictability, the 67th navigation season is well underway on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. According to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), the... Read More
LOGISTEC Announces the Green Marine Certification of Three Terminals
LOGISTEC has announced the certification of three additional terminals—Cleveland Bulk, Cleveland Breakbulk and MtlLINK in Montréal (QC)—under the Green Marine environmental program. LOGISTEC, which is based in Montréal (QC), provides... Read More
CMCF Releases Canadian Seafarers Pathway Study
A new report released on May 21 by the Canadian Marine Careers Foundation (CMCF) reveals an urgent labor crisis in Canada’s marine sector. Commercial and public sector vessel operators will... Read More
Rebuilding American Shipbuilding
Great Lakes/Seaway Review recently spoke with two shipyard owners and operators about efforts underway by the administration of President Donald Trump and in Congress to revive U.S. shipbuilding. U.S. Sens.... Read More
Bill Introduced to Protect Funding for NOAA and Great Lakes Programs
In response to a series of funding and staffing cuts to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the National Weather Service, U.S. Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY) has introduced H.R.... Read More
Great Lakes Stakeholders Closely Monitoring U.S. and Canadian Tariffs
Since January, for millions of U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes stakeholders, friends, business partners, colleagues and family members, this past winter must have seemed like the War of 1812 had... Read More
Senators Peters and Moreno Become Co-Chairs of Senate Great Lakes Task Force
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) have become the new Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Senate Great Lakes Task Force for the 119th Congress. Senator Todd Young (R-IN)... Read More