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Congress OKs $350M for Great Lakes Icebreaker

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw

Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and surrounding waterways.

Hayley Harding | The Detroit News
January 3, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Great Lakes, Seaway Announce ‘Green’ Corridor Initiative

A Royal Dutch Shell Plc refinery

Under an initiative announced at a United Nations climate gathering in November, preliminary plans are in the works for a “Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System Green Shipping Corridor Network.”

Chris Brock | Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.
November 17, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Mariners Take Extra Precautions as Great Lakes Shipping Season Begins

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As the coronavirus pandemic locked down countries and disrupted global supply chains, the Great Lakes shipping season got underway last week, with extra precautions in tow.

Tony Briscoe | Chicago Tribune
April 1, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

As Great Lakes Shipping Starts, Extra Precautions for COVID-19 Are Taken

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The season’s first load of iron ore left the Duluth harbor before dawn March 22, carrying with it some extra cargo — caution over the spread of coronavirus.

Brooks Johnson | The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
March 24, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Great Lakes High Water Could Hurt Shipping, Industry Warns

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As high water levels persist in the Great Lakes, some shoreline dwellers are putting pressure on officials to open up dams in the east to let out more water, but shipping industry officials in Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., worry such a move thousands of miles away could have big consequences locally.

Pam Louwagie | Minneapolis Star Tribune
July 5, 2019
Business

Conveyor Belt System to Move Cargo Around Great Lakes Locks Raises Questions

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WASHINGTON — Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation raised concerns today that the Army Corps of Engineers may be considering an unorthodox alternative in a cost-benefit study that, if true, could potentially hurt the case being made for a new super-size navigational shipping lock at a key chokepoint on the Great Lakes.

Todd Spangler | Detroit Free Press
February 23, 2017
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