Photo from Dr. Stewart's trip on the Edwin H. Gott

Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Stewart

Gott Onboard

July 2007

In July, Dr. Richard Stewart, co-director of GLMRI, joined the crew of the Edwin H. Gott, on the voyage from Two Harbors, Minn., to Gary, Ind. and back to Two Harbors. The Gott, one of the 1004' self-unloaders of the USS Great Lakes Fleet, was built by Bay Shipbuilding (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) and was launched in July 1978.

Photo from Dr. Stewart's trip on the Edwin H. Gott

Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Stewart

While aboard the Gott, Dr. Stewart was able to observe both loading and unloading operations, ship-handling through the Soo Locks and the St. Mary’s River. Dr. Stewart, a licensed master himself, said of the experience, "We were treated very well. And it reaffirms my thoughts that the Great Lakes shipmasters are superb ship-handlers and the finest around."

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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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