A Look to the Future and Technology for the Seaway Great Lakes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A Look to the Future and Technology for the Seaway Great Lakes Waterways Conference Cleveland, Ohio February 5, 2019 Craig H. Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation U.S. Department of Transportation

Slide 1 – Ocean Vessel Incidents 1996-2018; U.S. Traffic Control Sectors Ocean Vessel Incidents by Year (U.S. Traffic Control Sectors, 1996-2018) 35 29 28 30 24 23 25 21 19 19 20 16 16 15 10 9 9 10 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Slide 2 – U.S. Seaway Lock and System Availability

Slide 3 – 2018 BWWG Report

Slide 4 – Hands Free Mooring at Eisenhower and Snell Locks

Slide 5 – New SLSDC Tundra-Class Tug

Slide 6 – SLSDC Vessel Traffic Control Center – Then & Now

Thank You ! Many of the reports and other data sources mentioned in this presentation can be found on the Seaway’s website: www.greatlakes-seaway.com Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation U.S. Department of Transportation