Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The icy rift between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney may never thaw. However, while they sparred over tariffs and the opening ...

U.S.-flag shipping on the Great Lakes lost a total of 1,953 hours or 82 ship days due to inadequate icebreaking, about a ...

Frozen waters in the Great Lakes have slowed commercial traffic across the region this winter, as the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard have struggled to maintain their typical level of ...

When winter descends, traveling the lakes becomes a dangerous proposition for freighters. Ice can trap even the largest ships ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern economy has recently passed through the House Committee on ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes began ice-breaking operations in the Great Lakes on Wednesday for the winter shipping season. Currently, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter SPAR will manage ...

Winter is settling in across the Great Lakes, and with it comes slower ship movements, tighter schedules, and a familiar winter scramble to keep cargo moving before frozen waterways bring the region's ...

The Great Lakes shipping season is set to reopen soon for the upcoming season when the Soo Locks receive ships this month. The Poe lock will reopen for spring shipping at 12:01 a.m. March 25. The ...