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Category: Freighters

Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Ontario, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Finders, Keepers: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Can shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality

The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles

by Maya Sundaresan March 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

In Progress: New Soo Lock looks at 2030 completion

by Natasha Blakely November 5, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports

Canada expands ballast water restrictions to reduce invasive species spread

by Michigan Public June 24, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports

Ship-top vaccinations help keep freighters hauling

by The Alpena News June 10, 2021
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Latest News, News

Freighter Mystery: Can you help Great Lakes Now with more clues to identify people and places in a historic film?

by GLN Editor March 29, 2021
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, News, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Stalled Ships: Shipping industry looks to infrastructure investments to boost demand

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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