The following are an initial collection of reports regarding maritime shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system. Additional resources will be added over time as they become available.
The report ties together the many freight-planning efforts throughout the state in an effort to identify exisiting conditions and planned pgrogress to enhancing the movement of goods throughout the state.
Freight transportation represents a key competitiveness factor for Pennsylvania’s businesses. To ensure the Pennsylvania multimodal freight transportation system supports and enhances efficient goods movement and sustainable economic growth, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in coordination with the state’s 24 planning partners and numerous statewide freight stakeholders led the development of Pennsylvania’s first ever multimodal statewide freight plan.
The Minnesota Statewide Ports and Waterways Plan is an effort to enhance the role of Minnesota ports and waterways in global, national, statewide, regional, and local transportation needs.
Québec's Maritime Strategy, the first such strategy in Québec’s history, presents a perspective up to 2030 and sets out an action plan for the period 2015-2020.
The plan seeks to foster sustainable growth in Québec’s maritime economy and encourage the creation of quality jobs in all regions of Québec. It also seeks to protect the integrity of Québec’s river and marine ecosystems while enhancing the betterment of communities in the maritime territory.
This report provides the maritime community with information on the level of investments being made in Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system.
This report provides an assessment of the environmental and social impacts of cargo carried by marine vessels on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system and alternative transportation methods.
The environmental and social impacts of maritime shipping were compared to alternative transportation methods. This comparative analysis shows the impacts between avenues of transportation, giving policymakers and stakeholders a common understanding of the choices available and the consequences of those choices
This website promotes maritime careers in both the U.S. and Canada by providing information on how to become a mariner as well as displaying current job opportunities in the maritime industry for shipboard positions.
This report measures safety performance across the entire bi-national Great Lakes-Seaway
Summary of the challenges and opportunities for growing the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Navigation System