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NEMWI to Host Green Shipping Briefing
The Northeast-Midwest Institute will hold a briefing on the Green Shipping Corridor Network (GSCN) on Monday, June 3rd, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EDT).
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway is the largest deep-draft inland navigation system in the world, and GLSLS maritime trade is an engine of the regional economy. According to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s recent economic impact study, cargo moved on the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway System in 2022 was worth $26.1 billion dollars, and supported more than 241,000 jobs.
Announced by the U.S. and Canadian governments at COP27 in 2022, the GSCN is a binational initiative to reduce emissions in shipping in order to combat climate change and continue to grow Great Lakes shipping as an industry. Already, major investments are helping ports and shipowners facilitate this transition. This briefing will cover the need, plans, and vision for the GSCN, and the work being done on the ground to move to a more sustainable future
Panelists include:
- Erika Jensen, Executive Director, The Great Lakes Commission
- Adam Tindall-Schlicht, Administrator, and Anthony Fisher, Deputy Administrator, Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Mark Schrupp, Executive Director, Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
- Carly Beck, Environmental Specialist, Port of Cleveland
- Guillaum Dubreuil, Director of Government and External Affairs, Canada Steamship Lines
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