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Category: Shipping and Ports

Posted inIndiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Authors, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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 Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, 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, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Shipping and Ports, Toronto, 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 inFreighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, The Alpena News

Ship-top vaccinations help keep freighters hauling

by The Alpena News June 10, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Article, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, COVID-19, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, 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, Authors, Freighters, Gary Wilson, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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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