Great Lakes Shipping

This Sunday marks the 49th anniversary of one of the most infamous shipwrecks in Great Lakes maritime history. There have been many theories about what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald sink in 1975. But through diving, interviews and new research, author and shipwreck enthusiast Ric Mixter says he's been able to gain a better idea of how the ship may have gone down.

There's been a lot of regulatory hoopla recently on Great Lakes ships. WCMU's Teresa Homsi explains what some of the new American and Canadian rules mean.

The Canadian government says it’s trying to slow the spread of invasive species through a regulation that partly took effect this week. But the rule is drawing some flack from American commercial shippers in the Great Lakes.

If signed into law, the federal funding would cover the project costs for the 2025 fiscal year. So far, $1.97 billion has already gone into the project.

Transport Canada and the U.S. Coast Guard have launched a joint investigation to determine what caused the breach on the 72-year-old ship.

The Federal Maritime Commission is launching an investigation to determine whether a Canadian law violates a U.S. shipping codes and hurts American trade in the Great Lakes.

Coast Guard officials said they're still working to determine the extent of the damage to the vessel before they attempt to move it out of Munuscong Lake in the eastern Upper Peninsula.

The 2023 Great Lakes shipping season ended today with more iron being moved through the region and limited ice cover on lakes.

State grant funding will help the Port of Monroe build out a new shipping container terminal.

Shipping vessels began passing through the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie this past weekend. Historically, the ice season peaks the third week in March. So far this year, the peak for ice cover is the second week in February.