Nick Bushman · The Great Lakes Research Center is unaffected The Great Lakes shipping season began on Mar. 25 without smooth sailing. Due to thick ice in Whitefish Bay near the Soo Locks, as many as ...

With the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway facing the thickest and broadest ice cover in years, the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) is extremely concerned that Canada's ice-breakers will not ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay carried out its winter mission to provide safe passage for ships on the Great Lakes.

As many as 11 Great Lakes shipping vessels near Sault Ste. Marie have been delayed due to icy conditions since the shipping season got underway Wednesday morning with the opening of the Soo Locks.

Ice conditions and a lack of heavy U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers are creating substantial delays for American shipping and manufacturing.