Ice jam snarls Great Lakes shipping after Soo Locks open

Ice jam snarls Great Lakes shipping after Soo Locks open

SAULT STE MARIE, MI — An ice jam snarling the start of Great Lakes shipping near the Soo Locks is showing signs movement.

Soo Locks shipping slows down due to ice

After a day and a half of the Soo Locks being open, shipping has come to a standstill. Ice conditions and a lack of heavy U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers are […]

U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Stands Still Due to Ice Conditions, Lack of Icebreakers

A little over a day and half since the Soo Locks opened providing access to Lake Superior and critical raw materials like iron ore, and the U.S.-flagged Great Lakes commercial fleet is at a standstill in the St. Marys River and Whitefish Bay…