Post by ppat324 on Sept 21, 2011 6:42:53 GMT -5
New Web site a reference to Great Lakes maritime industry
9/21 - A new website has been launched – www.marinedelivers.com – a reference tool about the Great Lakes maritime industry that will serve as a platform to highlight industry news. Visitors may find this a helpful site to bookmark for future reference as you cover ongoing stories about the shipping industry not only here in the Port of Duluth-Superior but across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS).
The site is a storehouse of data detailed information and photos about the ports, people and ships moving hundreds of millions of tons of cargoes along this waterway complete with statistics about the industry’s regional economic impact, a glossary of maritime terms, resources for more information, and photos/stories about current topics related to maritime commerce on the GLSLS system. Main navigation buttons include:
• A primer of the industry which includes explanations of the navigation system, the types of ships that sail the Lakes and the Seaway, the cargoes carried by those ships, the ports along the system, various industry trade associations, and a glossary of terminology.
• Economic benefits of shipping are broken down by state and province, and once the results of the Economic Impact Study have been released in October, those pages will be updated to reflect the new data. A link to the Executive Summary and the full report will be posted to the website. Also included in this section are six bi-national case studies of companies that depend on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System.
• On-going environmental initiatives within the industry, from new ships to port initiatives, to the efforts of the Great Ships Initiative, Green Marine and the Ballast Water Collaborative.
• Safety aspects of the industry speak to the new technology being used by ships, training of crew members, and government oversight of the industry.
In an attempt to humanize the industry for our visitors, professionals who work in a variety of positions have been profiled. The news section contains the current press releases for both the U.S. and Canada, as well as a link to the 2010 archives. As the site grows, they anticipate adding photos and videos to further enhance its usefulness. Likewise, there are plans to include more profiles of industry professionals to reinforce the varied nature of positions available both at sea and on land that make this industry viable.
9/21 - A new website has been launched – www.marinedelivers.com – a reference tool about the Great Lakes maritime industry that will serve as a platform to highlight industry news. Visitors may find this a helpful site to bookmark for future reference as you cover ongoing stories about the shipping industry not only here in the Port of Duluth-Superior but across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS).
The site is a storehouse of data detailed information and photos about the ports, people and ships moving hundreds of millions of tons of cargoes along this waterway complete with statistics about the industry’s regional economic impact, a glossary of maritime terms, resources for more information, and photos/stories about current topics related to maritime commerce on the GLSLS system. Main navigation buttons include:
• A primer of the industry which includes explanations of the navigation system, the types of ships that sail the Lakes and the Seaway, the cargoes carried by those ships, the ports along the system, various industry trade associations, and a glossary of terminology.
• Economic benefits of shipping are broken down by state and province, and once the results of the Economic Impact Study have been released in October, those pages will be updated to reflect the new data. A link to the Executive Summary and the full report will be posted to the website. Also included in this section are six bi-national case studies of companies that depend on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System.
• On-going environmental initiatives within the industry, from new ships to port initiatives, to the efforts of the Great Ships Initiative, Green Marine and the Ballast Water Collaborative.
• Safety aspects of the industry speak to the new technology being used by ships, training of crew members, and government oversight of the industry.
In an attempt to humanize the industry for our visitors, professionals who work in a variety of positions have been profiled. The news section contains the current press releases for both the U.S. and Canada, as well as a link to the 2010 archives. As the site grows, they anticipate adding photos and videos to further enhance its usefulness. Likewise, there are plans to include more profiles of industry professionals to reinforce the varied nature of positions available both at sea and on land that make this industry viable.