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Archived Press Releases

  • January 9, 2018

     

     

    January 9, 2018 -

     

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation reports that this morning, all commercial vessels cleared the U.S. locks for the navigation season. As of Sunday night,...

  • January 5, 2018

     

    January 5, 2018 -

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation has been working around the clock since January 1 to dislodge the Federal Biscay from the U.S. Snell lock where it has been immobilized by heavy...

  • January 3, 2018

    January 3, 2018 -

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is currently working to dislodge the Federal Biscay, a Marshall Island flag vessel carrying soybeans, from the U.S. Snell lock. The vessel is not damaged but is...

  • September 4, 2014

    On September 4, 2014, the American Great Lakes Port Association (AGLPA) announced that that year-to-date cargo shipments of more than 20 million metric tons moved through the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System for the period March 28 to August 31...

  • August 22, 2014

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) announced that public access to its Visitors' Center at the U.S. Eisenhower Lock for the2014 navigation season ends at 6:00 pm on Labor Day, September 1, 2014. More information is...

  • June 10, 2014