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 Milwaukee Selects New Director
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson has selected Jackie Q. Carter to serve as municipal port director. In this position, Carter will direct commercial and recreational operations at Port Milwaukee, oversee a... Read More
Infrastructure Development Program Benefits Great Lakes Ports
Several Great Lakes ports were among the recipients of a total of $703 million in grants announced October 27 from the United States Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development... Read More
Three Great Lakes Ports Seek to Grow Container Trade
Historically, seaports have dominated the container scene, with boxes moved in and out of coastal ports on containerships and distributed inland by truck or rail. For the region surrounding the... Read More
A Decade of Development – How Paul C. Lamarre III has changed Port of Monroe
Anything you have read about the Port of Monroe, Michigan, in the last decade would not be possible without the leadership of Paul C. LaMarre III. LaMarre is celebrating 10... Read More
Adam Tindall-Schlicht Named Seaway Administrator
On Friday, November 4, 2022, the White House announced President Biden’s appointment of former Milwaukee port director, Adam Tindall-Schlicht, as the next administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway... Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Celebrates Completion of Rochester East Pier Repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In... Read More
Port Milwaukee Director Looks Forward to New Role
Port Milwaukee Director Adam Tindall-Schlicht believes the Great Lakes is ripe for an export revival, and he will be taking those views to an important new forum. Tindall-Schlicht was recently... Read More
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