Shipping

The state is investing nearly $200,000 to figure out how to make Michigan's maritime sector more sustainable.

Representatives from eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces met this week to discuss management issues in the region.

A variety of factors are contributing to the drop in traffic through the Soo Locks in Sault St. Marie.

Over a dozen cargo vessels have been delayed while passing through White Fish Bay and Lake Superior due to strong winds and ice conditions. Some ships were delayed 60 hours.

A Great Lakes shipping company has ordered what they believe is the first new ship for carrying cargo through the lakes since 1983.Officials with the…

The Soo Locks opened Monday and the 2019 shipping season has officially begun. The first ship passed through the Soo Locks at 12:01 on Monday morning. The…

Ice jams in the shipping channels between Lake Superior and Lake Huron are blocking ferry service to Neebish Island. The 40 year round island residents…

Warmer temperatures are breaking up the ice in the Great Lakes and it’s helping freighters haul loads before the commercial shipping season ends on…

The recent cold snap has left Great Lakes freighters struggling through ice covered lakes trying to make their final loads before the shipping season ends…

Historically high water levels on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River are presenting the shipping industry with both challenges and opportunities.…