Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Bedrock blasting for the new lock at the Soo Locks will begin in early February, the U.S. Army Corps ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

With winter in full swing, the U.S.-flagged fleet of Lakers have tied up in ports across the Great Lakes region to perform ...

How big are the ships that use the locks? There are 13 1,000-footers on the Great Lakes. The largest ship that passes through the Soo Locks is the Paul R. Tregurtha at 1,013 feet, 6 inches ...

The state of Illinois has pressed pause on a barrier designed to keep invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, saying it ...

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

The Soo Locks connects marine traffic on Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes. It’s a central hub of shipping and cargo vessels. Each year, more than 4,500 vessels go through the lock system.