Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System – Page 2

09 Jan

Great Lakes ports cite bias in infrastructure grant program

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(WASHINGTON) — In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last week, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) called for regional equity in the distribution of Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants. PIDP is the United States' primary federal assistance program for port infrastructure. Funds are distributed annually via a competitive grant process. Recipients are port authorities, or…

03 Jan

Iron ore cargoes up sharply on Lakes, limestone nearly flat

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(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.8 million tons in December, an increase of 19.8 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were just slightly above the five-year average for the month. The year-end total for the iron ore trade stands at 51.1 million tons, an increase of 20.7 percent compared to 2022. Compared to…

15 Dec

Study details billions invested in Great Lakes-Seaway system

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(OTTAWA, Ontario) — A comprehensive independent survey of public and private investment conservatively estimates that $8.4 billion (U.S.) will be spent to enhance marine shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway between 2018 and 2027. Prepared by Martin Associates and titled “Infrastructure Investment Survey of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System,” the survey quantifies ongoing investments…

05 Dec

United Seamen’s Service honors Barker, Pasha, Vokac

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(NEW YORK) — The United Seamen’s Service (USS) presented its 54th annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Awards on Dec. 1 to Mark Barker, president of Interlake Maritime Services; George Pasha IV, president and CEO of The Pasha Group; and Adam Vokac, district and national president of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA). The traditional silver statuette of Christopher…

01 Dec

Lakes limestone trade jumps 22.8 percent in November

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(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.1 million tons in November, an increase of 22.8 percent compared to a year ago. Limestone cargoes were 7.3 percent above the month’s five-year average. Loadings from U.S. quarries increased 23.6 percent from 2022 to 2.6 million tons. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 536,912 tons, an increase of 19.2 percent.…

21 Nov

EPA seeks to revise ballast water discharge requirements

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(WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) in the Federal Register, requesting public comment on modifications to the agency's 2020 proposed rule implementing the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). The law seeks to regulate a variety of discharges from commercial vessels, including ballast water discharges. Since the late 1980s, ships' ballast…

08 Nov

Great Lakes iron ore cargoes up 8.5 percent in October

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(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.1 million tons in October, an increase of 8.5 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Shipments were a near match to the month’s five-year average. Year to date, the iron ore trade stands at 41.8 million tons, an increase of 23.3 percent compared…

30 Oct

Tentative deal ends strike that restricted Seaway traffic

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(WASHINGTON) — Negotiators reached a tentative agreement Sunday night on a new labor contract between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) and its unionized workers who had gone on strike a week earlier. Canadian portions of the Seaway were closed for eight days, blocking international commerce to and from all Great Lakes ports. During the coming week, UNIFOR members…

22 Oct

Strike shuts down Canadian portions of Seaway

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(WASHINGTON) — Just after midnight Saturday, the unionized workers of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) went on strike, resulting in the shutdown of Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is the first time the Seaway has shut down since 1968. Negotiators from the SLSMC and UNIFOR, the workers' union, had attempted to reach agreement on a…

11 Oct

Great Lakes iron ore trade up 10 percent in September

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(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes totaled 5.6 million tons in September, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were also above the month’s five-year average by 7.4 percent, according to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA). Year to date, the iron ore trade stands at 36.7 million tons, an…