Port of Cleveland

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

Working To Build Great Lakes And European Commerce

Efforts to expand Great Lakes trade and commerce were the focus of two high-profile, concurrent international events in October. One event, October 3-6, was organized by The Conference of Great... 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

RINA and Fincantieri Join Forces in Research and Development

Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, and RINA, an Italian inspection, certification and consulting engineering company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop synergies in the field... Read More

Ryan McDonough: Sailing Up the Career Ladder With Grand River

Ryan McDonough, 30, banked his future on a career as a Great Lakes mariner and finds it’s an ideal choice. The merchant marine industry is where good pay, travel, time... Read More

Cruising Back In: Passenger Ships Set to Return to Great Lakes/Seaway in 2022

Passenger cruises will have been absent from the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway for two seasons when they return in next season. “2020 bookings were headed for the highest-ever passenger count... Read More

Here’s How They Do It at Cleveland: Setting Up the Port Authority

The following is an excerpt from a story first published in Great Lakes/Seaway Review, Vol. 6 No. 4, Summer 1977. At Cleveland, they like to say the port is over... Read More

Container Demand Grows: Great Lakes/Seaways First Committed Container Vessel Joins Cleveland Europe Express

There’s a unique vessel trading in the system. Peyton Lynn C is a dedicated container ship that can carry 850 TEUs, with reefer plugs for 200. Originally purchased by Doornekamp... Read More