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Posts Tagged “Shipping”
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Coast Guard Proposes New Rule on Discharges in the Great Lakes
August 27, 2012The Coast Guard is proposing to replace its interim rule with a new rule to regulate the operation of U.S. and foreign vessels carrying bulk dry cargo (e.g., limestone, iron ore, coal) on U.S. waters of the Great Lakes, and the operation of U.S. bulk dry cargo vessels anywhere on the Great Lakes. The new requirements address the discharge of bulk dry cargo residue ("DCR").
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Great Lakes Shipping Rebounds – Up 14%
April 19, 2012Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Great Lakes cargo shipping saw a 14% increase during the last year, fueled in large part by an upturn in Michigan's economy. Increasing demand for iron ore and limestone are driving increases in the… Read More » -
Coast Guard Issues Final Great Lakes Ballast Water Standards
March 22, 2012The Coast Guard has issued final ballast water standards applicable to ships on the Great Lakes. Currently, "salties" (ships that enter the Great Lakes system from the ocean) must discharge their ballast tanks before entering the Great Lakes… Read More » -
New Lakers Will Have Latest Emissions Scrubbing Technology
February 2, 2012Algoma Central Corp., one of the largest owners and operators of Great Lakes vessels, is installing fresh water, exhaust gas scrubbers on six new vessels. These scrubbers will remove 97% of the vessels’ sulfur oxides emissions. The scrubber… Read More » -
Michigan Initiates 2011 Ballast Water Reporting Program
January 23, 2012The DEQ’s Office of the Great Lakes announced that it has initiated the 2011 Ballast Water Reporting Program, authorized by Section 3103a (MCL 324.3103a) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, which was added in 2001. The… Read More » -
Saginaw Bay Area Contemplates Establishing a Port Authority
January 23, 2012Community leaders in the Saginaw Bay area are contemplating establishing a Port Authority that would manage air, rail, and commercial shipping in the area and serve as a stimulus for local economic development. The only official Port Authority… Read More »