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.

The Backbone of Economic Development

The state of Ohio builds on its maritime assets Growing up near the banks of the Ohio River on the west side of Cincinnati, as a child, it was always... Read More

$200 Million Lantic Sugar Expansion Plan at Port of Montreal

Lantic Sugar, which has a plant on Notre-Dame Street East on Port of Montreal territory, has announced a vast expansion and modernization project. The $200 million overhaul will make it... Read More

Preparing for the Future: Jody Peacock Focused on Growth as New Ports of Indiana CEO

Ports of Indiana’s new CEO is not new to the statewide port authority, which operates three ports on the Great Lakes and Ohio River. After serving 22 years in various... Read More

Port of Toledo Supports $906 Million in Economic Activity

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has shared the results of the Economic Impacts of Maritime Shipping in the Port of Toledo, a report documenting the many contributions made by the... Read More

Grand Opening of The DeLong Co., Inc. Agricultural Maritime Export Facility

Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Co., Inc. have celebrated the grand opening of the $40-million Agricultural Maritime Export Facility on Jones Island. Representatives from the Port, DeLong and the city of... Read More

Moving Forward: Port of Oswego is making moves to prepare for the future

“If you stand still, nothing happens,” said William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority (POA). “You must move forward.” Scriber has held this position for... Read More

Nine Great Lakes Ports Receive Pacesetter Award

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has announced that nine U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received its Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award... Read More

Seaway Development Officials Travel to Germany for Business Networking

Officials from the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) and interested regional stakeholders are taking two European marketing trips in 2023. The first trip took place May 9-16... Read More

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