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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo

by Alex Hill July 25, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water

by John McCracken July 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Boat Building School to expand with COVID-19 relief grant funding

by Natasha Blakely March 16, 2022
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 inIndustry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports

$3.7M grant to aid Lafarge port upgrades

by The Alpena News February 3, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports

Cargo, With a Side of Hornets, Flies and Crabs

by The Revelator January 31, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Waterfront Development

Sustainable Shipping: The Port of Montreal’s role as the Great Lakes’ green gateway

by Kari Lydersen November 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Sustainable Shipping: At the Port of Milwaukee the wind blows toward a greener future

by Kari Lydersen November 19, 2021November 9, 2025

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