Port of Monroe
Michigan Soybean Committee Starts New Alliance to Expand Great Lakes Shipping
In December, the Michigan Soybean Committee hosted the inaugural meeting of a new trade-focused group called the Great Lakes Alliance for Sustainable Shipping (GLASS). The original idea for the new... Read More
Great Lakes ports show steady growth at the start of 2024 shipping season
Proving its worth Movement of cargo on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System is booming thanks to an early start to the shipping season. The 66th navigation season began March... 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
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
Ports Protect Assets Through Cybersecurity Plans
While U.S. ports have focused efforts on maintaining safety and security for years, increasing reliance on technology means some ports are now taking an even closer look at their cybersecurity.... 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
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
Keeping Goods Moving: Great Lakes/Seaway Trades With 50 Countries, Delivers More Than 38 Million Metric Tons in 2021
While supply chain interruptions dominated the news, the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system kept filling ships and moving cargo. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) reports that more than... Read More
Q&A: Advancing Ports
What infrastructure projects are you amid or planning that will aid the port with business development? The port will introduce bulk liquid cargo to our general cargo operations in 2022.... Read More