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GENERAL OVERVIEW
topics discussed here include:
Domestic Shipping in Michigan
Foreign Shipping and Related
Commerce
Benefits of Shipping
Great Lakes Water Levels
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- Michigan's annual
shipments of limestone and gypsum account for 29 million tons or 80%
of all Great Lakes shipments of these commodities
- Michigan's ports
handle:
- 80% of all Great Lakes cement shipments
- 25% of all Great Lakes iron ore shipments
- 30% of all Great Lakes coal shipments
- The Detroit River
is responsible for moving approximately 80 million tons of cargo
annually
- Michigan is home
to over 40 commercial ports, eight more then the other seven Great
Lakes states combined
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Industry Survey Series: Great Lakes Operators 2005 (.pdf)
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Since 1959, the St.
Lawrence Seaway has provided a link between the world marketplace and
the industrial and agricultural heartland of North America. The
2,000-mile long Seaway system is responsible for annual commerce
exceeding 200 million net tons. Over 30 million people rely on the
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system, either recreationally or
commercially.
- The shipping of
foreign goods through Michigan waters translates into $2 billion to
the State's economy
- Annually,
approximately 7 million tons of overseas and Canadian cargo crosses
our docks here at the Port of Detroit
- Foreign shipping
accounts for 20% of all maritime activity with the State of Michigan
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Click here to see Total Trade Value between USA State and NAFTA Trade Partners (.pdf)
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You may not have
know many of the below facts. Each point explains why shipping is the best mode
of transportation.
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One 1,000 ft. freighter
carriers the equivalent of six 100-car trains.
For a great visual of
this fact, click here for a copy of a diagram from the Lake
Carriers' Association 1998 Annual Report. The diagram is in .PDF format
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| The environmental
efficiency of Great Lakes shipping cannot be matched. A 1993 study by
the Great Lakes Commission of eleven trade routes on the Great Lakes
showed that by utilizing ships, we save 14 million gallons of fuel and
reduce emissions by more than 4,300 tons. Roughly 500,000 tons of
cement tons is delivered to Detroit from Alpena by lake freighters using
approximately 800,000 gallons of fuel compared with roughly 2,000,000
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Phone number: 301-713-9596, then push #
Push 1 for Detroit River
Push 2 for St. Clair River
Push 3 for St. Mary's River
Push 4 for the Great Lakes
Push 5 for Niagra & St. Lawrence Rivers
Push 6 for NOAA's National Weather Service and Environment Canada's Buoy Data
For more information, visit Great Lakes Online.
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DID YOU KNOW THIS?
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A vessel-to-rail shift for
the eleven cargo flows would statistically result in:
- 36 rail crossing accidents
- 14 derailments
- one truck collision
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The commodities trucks
might carry statistically would produce:
- 141 truck/car accidents on the roads and highways, one quarter of which
would have the potential for fatalities or serious injuries
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