The Michigan Port Collaborative, an organization of port communities uniting to grow and sustain a robust waterfront economy on the Great Lakes and along Michigan’s coastline, is holding a one-day Summit in Lansing on October 26.  The Summit will host a broad cross-section of Michigan’s maritime industry leaders and port representatives from throughout the state. The agenda includes a discussion of the shipping industry’s new report on economic impacts of the maritime industry in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system (see our previous blog entry), Macomb County’s new blue economy initiative, and issues of common interest such as dredging shipping lanes in the lakes and facilitating the ability of cruise ships to cross the international border.