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Great Lakes Limestone Trade Slides in September

Oct 06, 2016

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2,958,522 tons in September, a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). September’s loadings were also 13.3 percent below the month’s five-year average…

Chamber of Marine Commerce Taps Johnston as Interim President

Oct 05, 2016

The board of directors of the Chamber of Marine Commerce has appointed Raymond Johnston as interim President, effective October 1, 2016. Johnston will oversee the implementation of the merger between the Chamber of Marine Commerce and the…

Merger Unites Canada/US Shipping Voices

Sep 29, 2016

The Chamber of Marine Commerce will assume the assets, liabilities and staff of the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) following a new merger agreement that aims to create a united voice for commercial shipping in Canada and the United States…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Dips in August

Sep 06, 2016

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,365,999 tons in August, a decrease of 13.5 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA).  August’s loadings were also 8 percent below the month’s five-year average…

US-flag Lakes Cargos Down Almost 10% in July

Sep 02, 2016

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 9.85 million tons of cargo in July, a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriers’ Association  (LCA) reports.  The July float was also 9 percent below the month’s five-year average…

FMC Chairman Meets With Great Lakes Constituents

Aug 18, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Mario Cordero recently traveled to Cleveland to meet with executives, officials and mariners involved in endeavors in and relating to Great Lakes supply chain, port, shipping and manufacturing. Cordero…

Coast Guard leaders of US, Canada reinvest in Safety Agreement

Aug 07, 2016

Rear Adm. June E. Ryan, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District joined Assistant Commissioner Julie Gascon of the Canadian Coast Guard, Central and Arctic Region Friday in the midst of annual festivities at the Grand Haven, Michigan…

DuBon, Harbin Awarded Crowley Memorial Scholarships

Jul 22, 2016

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships are helping to further educational opportunities for two students of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA).  Crowley recently awarded scholarships to Matthew C. DuBon…

Scrubbers Installed on Another Great Lakes Bulker

Jun 22, 2016

The Interlake Steamship Company’s M/V Lee A. Tregurtha sailed today from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., becoming the shipper’s third self-unloading bulk carrier to be outfitted with exhaust gas scrubbers. Interlake became the first U…

Interlake Steamship Continues Scrubber Upgrades

Jun 13, 2016

The M/V James R. Barker sailed Sunday from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., becoming Interlake Steamship Company’s first 1,000-footer and its second self-unloading bulk carrier to be outfitted with exhaust gas scrubbers…

Gov’t Officials Tour Great Lakes Shipyard

Jun 10, 2016

U.S. Labor Secretary Perez and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish visit The Great Lakes Towing Company headquarters and Great Lakes Shipyard; tour and discussion at The Great Lakes Towing Company focused on federal funding’s impact and…

[Op-Ed] Ballast Water Facts, Not Hype

Jun 10, 2016

An Op-Ed issued by the Lake Carriers’ Association, American Great Lakes Ports Association and Great Lakes Maritime Task Force addresses the “exaggerations and inaccuracies” surrounding the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA), and explains…

New Great Lakes Icebreaker Nearing Reality

Jun 07, 2016

Plans for a second heavy icebreaker for service on the Great Lakes have taken another step toward reality with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) including $2 million for initial survey and design work for a vessel that is at least as capable as…

Work Continues on Roger Blough

Jun 01, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Tuesday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior.Plans continue to progress to safely free the…

Roger Blough Remains Aground in Lake Superior

May 30, 2016

Coast Guard crews continue to respond, Saturday, to the motor vessel Roger Blough that ran aground Friday in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Throughout the night, U.S. Coast Guard boat crews conducted hourly exterior draft readings of the…

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