Advisory Board

With input from the US DOT and the Maritime Administration, the co-directors of GLMRI came up with this list of representatives who have expertise in maritime commerce, marine environmental issues or other segments of the Great Lakes marine transportation system. The membership of the board was designed to bring together industry, academia, and government leaders to advise the co-directors on the research agenda and to provide input on topical priorities. The advisory board can be expanded to include additional relevant stakeholders that agree to participate. The advisory organizations, board members or their delegated representatives are:

The Chairman of the Great Lakes Commission
Mr. David Knight
Special Events Manager for Transportation and Sustainable Development, Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
The Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Mr. Craig Middlebrook
Deputy Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Washington, DC 20590
The Director of US DOT Maritime Administration, Great Lakes Gateway
Mr. Floyd Miras
Acting Director, Maritime Administration, Great Lakes Gateway
Schaumberg, IL 60173
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section
Mr. James Sharrow
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Duluth, MN 55802
The Chairman of the American Great Lakes Ports Association
Mr. Adolph Ojard
President, American Great Lakes Ports Association
Duluth, MN 55802
The Commander of the US Coast Guard, Ninth District
Commander Scott Anderson
9th District, US Coast Guard
Duluth, MN 55802
The President of the Lake Carriers’ Association
Mr. James H.I. Weakley
President, Lake Carriers’ Association
Rocky River, OH 44116
The District Engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Derosier
US Army Corps of Engineers
District Engineer, Detroit District
Detroit, MI 48266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Results of the National Cooperative Freight Research Program Study Now Available

The report titled Multimodal Freight Transportation within the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Basin (NCFRP 35) was sponsored by Transportation Research Board and funded by the National Academy of Science. The research team was led by CPCS Transcom Limited in association with: GLMRI affiliate - University of Toledo, Economic Development Research Group, Prime Focus LLC, Sustainable Ports and Dr. Richard Stewart of the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. The study covered the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin (GLSLB), a bi-national region (United States, Canada) comprising 8 states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York), two provinces (Ontario, Quebec) and hundreds of municipalities, large (e.g. Chicago, Toronto) and small. The GLSLB region generates 30% of U.S and Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) and is home to 31% of the two countries’ population.

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