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Publications

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Infrastructure Investment Survey

Purpose

The purpose of the Infrastructure Investment Survey of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System is to provide the maritime community, policy makers, and the general public with information on the level of investments being made in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence...

Seaway Compass, Winter 2016

The Winter 2016 edition of the Seaway Compass includes:

Administrator Betty Sutton's Column: Great Lakes Waterway ConferenceGuest Column -- USDOT Transportation Secretary Anthony FoxxSeaway Stakeholder ReceptionPresident's FY 2017 Budget RequestPacesetter PresentationsAnd much...

St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments up 3 percent

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 – an increase of 3 percent over August 2013....

Seaway Infrastructure Program Reports

Starting in 2009, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) began its Seaway Infrastructure Program (SIP), initially called the Asset Renewal Program, for its navigation infrastructure and associated facilities and equipment.  The projects and equipment included in...

Seaway System Directory

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System Directory provides information is a dynamic and comprehensive publication about the ports and shipping-related businesses critical throughout the region and worldwide over. The Directory is illustrated with extensive photography and serves as...

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Study

Purpose

The 2007 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Study sets out observations and key considerations for continuing the success of this productive, safe and reliable waterway in a cost-effective, efficient, and sustainable manner. The study describes the crucial role of the waterway, a...

Safety Impact Study

Purpose

The 2014 study Safety Profile of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System provides the first comprehensive safety framework and safety performance across the entire binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. The report provides an account of the key elements of the safety...