Infrastructure Investment Survey of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System

This report provides a realistic assessment of the contributions made by the Great Lakes-Seaway system to the state, provincial, regional and national economies. This analysis estimates the combined U.S. and Canadian economic impacts of all marine cargo moving on the bi-national Great Lakes-Seaway system, including domestic cargo moving between U.S. ports; domestic cargo moving between Canadian ports; cross-lake cargo moving between the U.S. and Canada; and international cargo moving between system ports and overseas ports. 

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.

The Poe Locks, connecting Lakes Huron and Superior, are a potential single point of failure in the iron mining - steel production - manufacturing supply chain. 

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

The State Freight Plan (SFP) provides a vision for multimodal freight transportation and positions the state to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

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 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) developed this plan as a guide to inform and support future infrastructure investments on Ohio’s multi-modal freight network and to retain and attract jobs and commerce.

Ohio’s freight delivery system is made up of many types of infrastructure including roads, waterways and ports, railroads and air freight. They are interconnected, and together form multimodal corridors that cross the state, country and world.

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.