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Posted inShipping and Ports

Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’

by Bridge Michigan May 27, 2026June 1, 2026

The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.

Posted inBlue Economy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Shipping and Ports, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 15, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Divided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, The Catch

New freighter in town

by Great Lakes Now October 12, 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, 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 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

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