Who We Are

The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI) was established in 2004 to pursue research efforts in marine transportation, logistics, economics, engineering, environmental planning, and port management. The US Maritime Administration designated GLMRI as a National Maritime Enhancement Institute on June 1, 2005.

GLMRI represents a consortium of the University of Wisconsin-Superior Transportation and Logistics Research Center and the University of Minnesota Duluth Swenson College of Science and Engineering and Labovitz School of Business and Economics.

Our Mission

The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute is dedicated to developing and improving economically and environmentally sustainable maritime commerce on the Great Lakes through applied research.

Latest News:

$750,000 Clean Diesel Initiative Grant Awarded

The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI) has been awarded a $750,000 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Grant to help reduce air emissions from a 1,000-foot Great Lakes ore carrier.

GLMRI Sponsors Summer Maritime Education Workshops

GLMRI and the UW-Madison’s Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (C-FIRE) are co-sponsoring Joan Chadde’s workshops through Michigan Technological University for K-12 teachers to learn about shipping and commerce on the Great Lakes. This summer’s program centers in Toledo, Ohio, and focuses on the lower Lakes. Also this summer,there is a separate program at Houghton, MI for teachers to learn about navigation.

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