Tag: St. Lawrence Seaway

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation announced, on January 17, that tonnage on the waterway during the 2018 navigation season totaled 40.9 million tonnes, hitting its record as it is the highest result since 2007. Traffic increased by 7% year-one year, whereas the total vessel transits were up nearly 6%.

According to the St. Lawrence Management Corporation’s Business Plan, the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls was modified in 2019. The SLSMC announced a toll rate increase of 1.0% for the 2019 navigation season.  In addition, the New Business, Volume, Gateway and Service incentives will continue to remain in effect.

A 57 year old Canadian seafarer died after falling off the bulker 'Spruceglen', while he was tying it before entering the Eisenhower Locks on October 16. The seafarer was being lowered onto a dock from the side of the bulk carrier, when he lost his balance and slipped off.

Due to the changing migratory habits of the North Atlantic right whale and their increased presence in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada has put in place seasonal speed restrictions in a specified zone, from 28 April to 15 November 2018. These restrictions are a combination of static zone and dynamic speed reduction sectors.

The Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker 'Chem Norma' was refloated in the afternoon hours of 3 June, following its grounding in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario, on 29 May. The ship also underwent an inspection process, to ensure that it is ready to resume its transit.

The US navy's newly commissioned Littoral Combat Ship 'USS Little Rock' is stuck indefinitely in Montreal due to extreme winter weather and an icy St. Lawrence River. The Navy must wait to move the vessel until the waterways become safe for passage again, probably in March.

The government of Canada announced the temporary mandatory slowdown for vessels in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been lifted, in order to ensure ships can maintain manoeuverability in winter conditions and "for the safety of those operating in Canadian waters".

The 623-foot bulk carrier 'Pacific Huron', loaded with soybean, ran aground late Wednesday, in the Saint Lawrence Seaway near Wellesley Island, New York, the US Coast Guard informed. The forward portion of the vessel is aground and their stern anchor is deployed. The ship is 1,000 feet outside of the channel.

The Canadian Ministry of Transport announced a five-year extension to the agreement with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, to manage, maintain and operate the Seaway, as it recognizes that the Seaway is an important, competitive and sustainable transportation corridor that provides economic opportunities for the country.

USCG responded to the 286-foot cruise ship that hit a concrete wall in the Eisenhower Lock in the St. Lawrence Seaway