January 15, 2016 Great Lakes shipping caps off year with Chamber luncheon
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Read moreDecember 10, 2015 Final surge at U.S. ports before St. Lawrence Seaway season closes
Construction, manufacturing star performers
NEWS RELEASE – The number of vessels currently in the Great Lakes-Seaway system exceeds the five-year average as ships deliver much-needed supplies and make a final push to export grain before the St. Lawrence Seaway closes December 30.
Read moreDecember 10, 2015 Final surge at ports before St. Lawrence Seaway season closes
November 12, 2015 Road projects paving the way for the Seaway
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New data indicates that construction of roads and bridges is spurring demand for dry bulk cargoes on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Read moreNovember 12, 2015 Early fall grain harvest gives Seaway a boost
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An early Prairie harvest sparked a healthy increase in activity in October on the St. Lawrence Seaway as domestic and international carriers helped farmers export grain.
“The early fall harvest of grain is helping to improve total cargo numbers for the System,” said Terence Bowles, CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. “We expect grain exports to keep the waterway busy during the coming weeks along with continued strength in construction and manufacturing-related cargoes.”
Read moreNovember 6, 2015 Chamber applauds marine industry funding for Georgian College training centre
The Chamber of Marine Commerce today congratulates its member Georgian College on securing $1.5 million from Canadian ship operators, the final tranche of funding needed for the completion of its new Marine Emergency Duties (MED) Training and Research Centre in Owen Sound.
Read moreOctober 14, 2015 New ships, new investments in Great Lakes-Seaway
Ongoing commodity price pressures continued to impact overall tonnage volumes through the St. Lawrence Seaway in September, however, the shipping industry was buoyed by a number of investments by ship operators and one of its major grain customers, G3 Canada Limited.
Read moreOctober 14, 2015 New Investment in Great Lakes-Seaway despite cargo slowdown
Ongoing commodity price pressures continued to impact overall tonnage volumes through the St. Lawrence Seaway in September, however, the shipping industry was buoyed by a number of investments in recent weeks by ship operators and ports.
Read moreSeptember 30, 2015 Carbon debate must consider Great Lakes-Seaway shipping’s environmental advantages
As the debate continues both at home and abroad on carbon offsetting measures, the Chamber of Marine Commerce is urging stakeholders and governments to carefully consider the environmental advantages and the competitive challenges faced by the bi-national Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping industry.
The call comes as the Ontario government develops details of a new cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and federal government negotiators head to Paris in December for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting.
Read moreSeptember 10, 2015 Construction materials and wind turbines bolster first half of Seaway season
NEWS RELEASE— St. Lawrence Seaway results for the first half of the season were bolstered by shipments of construction materials and heavy lift cargo for the renewable energy sector, according to the latest figures released today. However, global weakness for some commodities has slowed overall tonnage results.
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