Media Advisory - Update on Seaway Closing (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 ice build-up. Work has been underway to melt the ice around the vessel...

Media Advisory - Update on Seaway Closing (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 immobilized due to the heavy ice build-up on the lock wall as...

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....

Visitors Center' Closing Media Advisory

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 available at http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com and at...

Visitors' Center Opening Media Advisory