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Port Initiatives
The Great Lakes-Seaway System marine industry is working to improve its environmental performance and provide a more sustainable service for its clients and the public at large.
From innovative technologies that enhance ship performance to industry-wide environmental initiatives designed to increase accountability, the companies that use and oversee this vital waterway are committed to a process of continuous improvement.
A number of Great Lakes ports have sponsored or co-sponsored notable projects to improve the environment. Marine Delivers presents four examples of the types of initiatives being carried out.
Vessel operators have recently invested close to $500 million (CAD) to build new ships that will cut air emissions by up to 40 percent.
For the past five years, there have been no discoveries of new invasive species being established via the ballast water of ships.
The marine industry established a bi-national, voluntary program called Green Marine — North America’s first environmental action program designed to tackle all aspects of the marine transportation footprint.
