GLIN==> New Website Launched for Great Lakes Shipping Industry

MARINE DELIVERS

PRESS RELEASE

 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura M. Blades

 
202-558-5123

                                                      

 

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED FOR GREAT LAKES SHIPPING INDUSTRY 

 

Washington, D.C. (November 10, 2011) - Members of the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Seaway shipping industry have launched a new, one-stop website
resource at  <http://www.marinedelivers.com> www.marinedelivers.com to
highlight the economic, environmental and safety benefits of the bi-national
navigation system.

 

The redesigned site, which is aimed at both U.S. and Canadian audiences,
will serve as a platform for industry news and announcements, economic
statistics, safety information and environmental success stories.

 

The website includes:

.         Latest News, features, press releases, and photos and B-roll that
can be used by the media. Follow us by signing up for our RSS feed.

.         A primer of the industry which includes text and video
explanations of the navigation system, photos and descriptions of 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 industry terminology.

.         The total economic benefits of Great Lakes-Seaway shipping, as
well as data broken down by country, state and province. 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 are
explained - 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, emergency preparedness and
government oversight of the industry.

.         Profiles of people who work in the industry.

The website was established by Marine Delivers, a bi-national industry
collaboration that includes ports, shipowners, the St. Lawrence Seaway
management corporations and other stakeholders in the Great Lakes-Seaway
shipping industry. The Marine Delivers initiative is administered by the
American Great Lakes Ports Association in the United States, and the Chamber
of Marine Commerce in Canada. 

 

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