GREAT Economic IMPACT

摘要

On July 18, the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership, of which Lake Carriers' Association (LCA) is a founding member, released a new study on the economic impacts of water-borne commerce on those waters. The results are impressive. Lakes/Seaway shipping generates nearly 238,000 jobs in our two nations and $35 billion in economic activity.Specific to U.S.-flag carriers, the cargos we move generate nearly 116,000 jobs and $8.3 billion in personal income in the eight Great Lakes states. That's quite remarkable given that the U.S.-flag fleet of large freight-hauling vessels on the Great Lakes numbers only about 60 hulls. These updated statistics will be invaluable as LCA pursues its long-term goals: a second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, MI; another heavy icebreaker; a uniform, Federal ballast water discharge standard; and continued adequate funding for dredging ports and waterways.