Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

Together, the Great Lakes and inland waterways move close to 700 million tons of cargo each year, supporting critical ...

January, it's not long before the Great Lakes' largest ships dock for the season. Here's where to find them until March.

Designated members of a Great Lakes ports trade group have agreed to assess economic opportunities tied to a closer Great Lakes-inland waterways shipping connection.

To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards ...

A group of Great Lakes ports and federal partners are launching a market study aimed at increasing cargo movements between the Great Lakes and the U.S. Inland Waterways system. The American Great Lake ...

During the catastrophic Great Lakes Storm of 1913, SS Henry B. Smith vanished while battling extreme winds and towering waves ...

The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port ...

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on Jan. 21 to help large cargo boats that were ...

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A large freighter and a commercial tug were freed Thursday after becoming stuck in thick ice on Lake Erie ...

A German shipping company that owns the Cornelia, a freighter detained for six weeks in Duluth last winter, has been indicted for disposing oil-contaminated waste into the Great Lakes. On Wednesday, ...