August 14, 2024
Last week, the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced that two U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during the 2023 navigation season.
"Great Lakes ports play a key role in moving goods through our nation's supply chains and lowering costs for consumers, as I recently saw firsthand with visits to ports in Menominee, Manitowoc, and Milwaukee," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "This year's winners reflect the vital importance of these ports and are a credit to the skill and dedication of workers who do so much for our freight systems."
The two ports earning the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for 2023 are the Illinois International Port District (Chicago, Ill.) and the Port of Green Bay (Wis.).
The Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award was established in 1992 to recognize the achievements of U.S. ports whose activities result in increasing international tonnage shipped through the St. Lawrence Seaway, in comparison with the previous year. The Pacesetter Award name was officially changed in 2001 to posthumously honor the noteworthy career of GLS Logistics Director Robert J. Lewis, who was instrumental in developing and implementing the GLS's trade development program.
Source: GLS