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Toledo Harbor Dredging Contract Awarded

May 19, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $4,565,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on May 17 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River…

Lack of Icebreakers Hinders Great Lakes Shipping

May 12, 2022

A lack of U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking capacity is hindering shipping on the Great Lakes, a U.S. maritime industry coalition said on Thursday.During this year’s ice season, the U.S.-flag Great Lakes shipping industry lost the equivalent of a month due to delays in ice covered waters…

St. Lawrence Seaway Kicks Off 2022 Navigation Season

Mar 23, 2022

The St. Lawrence Seaway kicked off its 2022 navigation season on Tuesday, with international freighters able to arrive at the Montreal – Lake Ontario section of the binational St. Lawrence Seaway.“We’re thrilled to start the 2022 navigation season…

Cleveland Harbor Dredging Contract Awarded

Mar 15, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $5.98 million contract to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions on March 10 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor.Dredging, which is scheduled to take place during two seasonal periods…

Port of Toronto Imports Up 4%

Feb 24, 2022

Imports of cement, steel, sugar and salt moving through the Port of Toronto and directly into the heart of Canada's largest city in 2021 surpassed 2.2 million metric tonnes for the 5th consecutive year. Bypassing trade gateways disrupted by the pandemic…

Lack of Icebreaking Hampers Great Lakes Shipping

Feb 02, 2022

A lack of Coast Guard icebreaking assets is hampering U.S.-flag shipping on the Great Lakes, according to industry coalition the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force.“The inefficiency introduced into the Great Lakes Navigation System by inadequate Coast Guard icebreaking resources impacts the carriers…

Federal Dollars Available for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project

Jan 26, 2022

The Brandon Road project is on the Des Plaines River, in Joliet, about 50 miles downstream from Chicago. That location offers a last chance to keep Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) out of the Great Lakes. The Army Corps explains that a “new structural…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 11% in 2021

Jan 12, 2022

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 29.5 million tons in 2021, an increase of 11% compared to 2020, according to trade group the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). 2021’s loadings were also 4.8% above the trade’s five-year average…

Port Milwaukee Announces Incentives for Green Vessels

Dec 15, 2021

Port Milwaukee’s Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously approved its new ‘StewardSHIP’ sustainability initiative for vessels that have implemented emission reduction measures and other environmental improvements. The port’s newly-approved 2022 tariff creates the program…

US Great Lakes Ports Report Cargo Spikes

Dec 15, 2021

U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway are reporting a rush of activity as manufacturers stockpile raw materials and businesses take advantage of the congestion-free waterway to export overseas with just two weeks left of the season…

New Grain Load Record at Port of Thunder Bay

Nov 11, 2021

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) set a new record at the Viterra terminal in the Port of Thunder Bay yesterday, when it loaded 31,362 metric tonnes of grain on CSL Welland, breaking the previous record of 31,143 metric tonnes. The cargo of wheat will be discharged in Montreal…

Great Lakes Iron Ore, Limestone Trades Rise in October

Nov 09, 2021

Iron ore and limestone shipments rose 32.4% and 8.3% respectively in October, according to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA). Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.5 million tons in October, an increase of 32.4% compared to a year ago…

Port of Green Bay on Pace to Reach Annual Tonnage Target

Nov 09, 2021

With nearly 230,000 tons of cargo shipped through the Port of Green Bay in October, shipments have now reached 1,575,114 tons for 2021. That puts the Port well within reach of its annual target of 2 million tons with 2+ months of shipping remaining in the current shipping season…

House Transportation Committee Funds Key Great Lakes Projects

Sep 15, 2021

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday approved $1 billion for U.S. Coast Guard shore side infrastructure nationwide and $350 million for a heavy Great Lakes icebreaker as part of its budget reconciliation bill, an…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 11% in July

Aug 09, 2021

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.8 million tons in July, an increase of 11% compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). The trade was a near match to the month’s 5-year average.Loadings from U…

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