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February 14, 2012 Port of Oshawa Creates 300 Jobs for Region: Study

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February 7, 2012 Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Opens Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve

Connecting People and Nature on the Waterfront is integral to Port’s Strategic Action Plan

The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority officially opened the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve today, providing public access to a unique 88-acre urban wildlife habitat.

The Preserve is a man-made peninsula on the Lake Erie shoreline and a haven for a variety of migratory birds, butterflies and animals. Located at the northern end of Martin Luther King Jr.

February 1, 2012 U.S. Seaway Asset Renewal Tour Highlights Economic Contributions to North Country

U.S. Seaway Asset Renewal Tour Highlights Economic Contributions to North Country

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2012)– The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), an agency of the U.S.

January 10, 2012 City of St. Catharines Rejects New York Ballast Water Regulations

Ottawa, Ontario — St. Catharines city council has unanimously passed a resolution opposing New York’s “unachievable” incoming ballast water regulations and have urged the American and Canadian governments to take all possible measures to stop them from being implemented as proposed.

December 15, 2011 Seaway Salt Shipments Up 20% in November as Cities prepare for Icy Winter

Ottawa, Ontario   – Year-to-date cargo shipments through theSt. Lawrence Seaway remain steady, bolstered in November by strong gains in iron ore exports and salt shipments as Great Lakes cities prepare for the winter onslaught.

The Seaway’s year-to-date total cargo shipments from March 22 to November 30 were 33.4 million tonnes, up one per cent from the same period last year.  Total cargo shipments for the month of November were down slightly by two per cent to 4.5 million tonnes, pulled down by decreased U.S. grain shipments.

December 14, 2011 Questions for Terry Johnson, Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

GREAT LAKES-SEAWAY NEWS                                                            

“Questions for Terry Johnson, Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”

With five years now under his belt as Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

December 14, 2011 2011 Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Season Sails Toward a Positive Close

Washington, D.C.  – U.S. ports continued to post positive tonnage numbers in November.

December 2, 2011 CSA vice-president awarded Order of Military Merit

Ottawa, Canada — Robert Lewis-Manning, vice-president of the Canadian Shipowners Association, was today invested as an Officer of the Order of Military Merit in a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

The Order of Military Merit was created in 1972, to recognize meritorious service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Forces. The Order has three levels of membership: Commander (C.M.M.), Officer (O.M.M.) and Member (M.M.M.).

November 24, 2011 St. Lawrence Seaway Chief Executive on the Hunt for More Cargo Business

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November 22, 2011 Port of Windsor Boosts Jobs, Adds $130M to Economy: Study

Windsor, Ontario (November 21, 2011)— Cargo shipments to and from the Port of Windsor generate $130.5 million of economic activity and 937 jobs in Ontario, according to a new study released today.

The new analysis is part of a wider study carried out by economic consultants Martin Associates that in October reported that the entire bi-national Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway System and its more than 100 ports generate $34.6 billion of economic activity and 227,000 jobs in Canada and the U.S..