shipping

Michigan’s Port of Monroe on Lake Erie is planning to build the state’s first shipping container terminal. Officials say that will expand the possibilities for what goods the port can ship.

Today we look into a raucous GOP county convention in Macomb. Plus the regional economic effects of Great Lakes shipping delays, and a curious substitution to fish dinners for Catholics on Lent Fridays. Also, a private company-issued parking ticket raised legality questions in Detroit.

For 13 years, Terrance Clemons loaded and unloaded cargo at Midwest Terminals, the stevedoring company that leases and operates the Toledo-Lucas County…

It's a mighty tall order: maintaining navigation channels through the Great Lakes all winter long.That mission is fulfilled by a mighty ship: the USCGC…

The U.S. Coast Guard is denying a request to allow barge traffic from entering the deep water port in Muskegon. It says it’s not safe enough and there are…

In Michigan, at least one in five jobs is tied to water. That’s according to a new report released today.Transportation, ports, and shipping contribute…

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) - Another cargo shipping season is underway on the upper Great Lakes.The navigational lock complex at Sault Ste. Marie was to…

I thought I knew a lot about the Great Lakes, until I met Chris Gillcrist. He’s the kind of guy you want on your Trivial Pursuit team.This is the kind of…

It's no surprise that shipping conditions on the Great Lakes are miserable, even though spring has officially sprung and the shipping season officially…

The Detroit Tigers weren't the only ones to hold an Opening Day.The Great Lakes shipping season officially opened March 25.And, unlike Opening Day at…