St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)
SLSMC to Invest $350 Million in Infrastructure Upgrades
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) has announced an investment of more than $350 million in infrastructure upgrades over the next three years. This investment will ensure the Seaway’s... Read More
St. Lawrence Seaway Remains a Key Supply Chain
The St. Lawrence Seaway is releasing new figures on its performance. As of the end of August, 19.5 million metric tons of cargo have been shipped on the St. Lawrence... Read More
Testing Underway on AI Platform to Aid Great Lakes Navigation
In a joint effort between the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), testing is now underway on a... Read More
New President and CEO of St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation’s (SLSMC) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Demetrios (Jim) Athanasiou as its next president and chief executive officer. Athanasiou replaces Terence... Read More
Investing in the Future
Bi-National Survey Finds Great Lakes is Essential to North American Economy The commitment to solidify the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system as an integral part of the North American economy... Read More
Nearly 38 Million Metric Tons Transit System in 2023
Nearly 38 million metric tons (mmt) of cargo transited the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System in 2023. This resulted in an overall increase of more than 3.4 percent compared to... Read More
Survey Results Show $8.4 Billion Committed to Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping
A binational coalition of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence maritime organizations have released a new survey of infrastructure investments by both the public and private sector in the Great Lakes-St.... Read More
SLSMC Reaches Agreement with Unifor
Marine traffic is moving again on the St. Lawrence Seaway after a weeklong strike shut down the seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal. On October 22, 2023, 360 Unifor employees... Read More
65th Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
The 2023 navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway is now underway. On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Terence Bowles, president and CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC),... Read More
More Than 36 Million Metric Tons Transited System in 2022
More than 36 million metric tons (mmt) of cargo transited the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System during the 2022 navigation season, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)... Read More
Calculated Improvements: Downtime Ensures Reliability at Canadian and U.S. Locks
Between December 2021 and March 2022, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) is investing more than C$75 million to complete major maintenance work for its bridges, locks and canals.... Read More