Ports & Terminals
The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System connects more than 110 commercial ports in the U.S. and Canada. Find port news, developments, project updates, and facility improvements here.
Port Windsor to Supply One Million Tonnes Aggregate for New Battery Site
The docks of Port Windsor will deliver more than one million tonnes of aggregate (or crushed stone) to prepare the $5 billion EV battery plant site for construction. The massive... Read More
Farming-Related Exports Drive Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Activity in June
Exports buoyed shipping activity through the St. Lawrence Seaway in June, with U.S. coke and Canadian potash heading to overseas destinations for the season reaching a 20-year record high. Canadian... Read More
Salvaging History in the Great Lakes
Tracking shipwrecks honors those lost in the lakes The summer calm that comes to the Great Lakes provides the ideal conditions for tracking down the remains of the many ships... Read More
Port Of Ogdensburg Harbor Deepening Plans In Limbo
Suspension comes after higher-than-expected bid The port of Ogdensburg, New York, sitting on the south bank of the St. Lawrence Seaway, faced a shock in April when the Corps of... Read More
Marie Strum Receives the Great Lakes/Seaway Review Impact! Award
By Christi Kleiner Marie Strum, chief of the Engineering and Technical Services Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, is the recipient of the Great Lakes/Seaway Review’s... Read More
Seaway Opening Ceremony
The 64th navigation season of the St. Lawrence Seaway officially launched with an opening ceremony on March 24. Canada Steamship Lines’ Welland, a Trillium Class bulk carrier, was the first... Read More
Preparing For The Unknown: Seaway, Port Officials Welcome First Ships Of 2022 Navigation Season
With the COVID-19 pandemic seeming to ebb, seaway and port officials are cautiously optimistic about the 2022 season. “It’s amazing how each navigation season has its own character and its... Read More
Beyond The Waterfront: How Great Lakes Ports Boost Economic Development
The State of Ohio has a unique system of port authorities and a flexible and coordinated state-wide strategy under which its 61 port authorities have a number of special powers... Read More
House Appropriations Committee Approves Port and Seaway Funds
On June 30, the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill (THUD). The legislation funds key federal programs of interest to Great... Read More
The Beauty of Grain Silos: Art project at Toledo port to be the biggest mural in the U.S.
Twenty-eight grain storage silos at the port in Toledo, Ohio are being transformed into the largest mural in the United States. Visible from Interstate 75, downtown Toledo and the Maumee... Read More