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Category: Shipping and Ports

Posted inIndiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality

Sustainable Shipping: Burns Harbor port tries to green Indiana’s industrial coast

by Kari Lydersen November 10, 2021November 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 inClimate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports

Green Marine: Are voluntary efforts enough to improve port sustainability?

by Kari Lydersen November 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll

by Wisconsin Watch November 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Duckling Docks: Toronto installs floating docks to save drowning birds

by Sharon Oosthoek August 10, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Regional Thoughts: Some reactions from various Great Lakes leaders on President Biden’s infrastructure plan

by Natasha Blakely April 9, 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
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2020

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    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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