As Great Lakes plummet, towns try to save harbors

ONEKAMA, Mich. (AP) — For more than a century, easy access to Lake Michigan has made Onekama a popular place for summer visitors and a refuge for boaters fleeing dangerous storms. Now the community itself needs a rescue, from slumping lake levels that threaten its precious link to open water.

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor shipments up 6 percent through May

Cargo shipments handled at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor are up 6 percent in the first five months of this year from the comparable 2011 period, according to data released Tuesday from a U.S. and Canadian marine industry coalition.

Local port to beat 2010 shipments

The head of Indiana's state port system said Wednesday its Burns Harbor location is on track to handle more cargo in 2011 than in any year since 2006.

Burns Harbor port expects to beat 2010 shipments

The head of Indiana's state port system said Wednesday its Burns Harbor location is on track to handle more cargo in 2011 than in any year since 2006.

Study: Great Lakes shipping important to economy

A study released Tuesday said the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry supports 227,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in wages, tax revenue and purchases into the U.S. and Canadian economies.

Study: Great Lakes shipping a pillar of economy

A new study says the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry supports 227,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in wages, tax revenue and purchases into the U.S. and Canadian economies. Shipping along Lake Michigan's shoreline represented $14 billion of economic activity a…

EDITORIAL: Let feds, not states, set shipping rules

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should refrain from establishing shipping rules that are more stringent than the federal government requires.

Governors pen letter to N.Y. to amend ballast rules

Governors of Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin sent a letter last week to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to not implement environmental rules they say will imperil Great Lakes shipping.

Governors pen letter to N.Y. to amend ballast rules

Republican governors of Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin sent a letter to Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to not implement environmental rules they say will imperil Great Lakes shipping.

Burns Harbor port to start year getting wind turbines

The commercial shipping season for the Port of Indiana - Burns Harbor in Portage is expected to begin next week with the arrival of ships containing wind turbine components.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Treat ballast water to protect Great Lakes

Since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, the Great Lakes have become an avenue for overseas shipping. One consequence is that in bringing cargo to Indiana from halfway around the world, ships unintentionally bring living organisms from those ports.