Thursday, March 13, 2008
Shipping Lanes
Ice breaking operations began in the St. Marys River this week.
Soo Evening News - River icebreaking begins today
Don't have to worry about getting to and from the Island yet as the USCG says the ice bridge to Neebish Island will be left until March 25th.
But for how much longer will the Great Lakes be a major shipping route? As Great Lakes water levels drop and the polar ice caps melt carriers will move to ship more cargo out of northern Canada rather than the traditional freshwater ports.
Example from Bloomberg.com - Global Warming Melts New Sea Lanes for Norilsk, ConocoPhillips
And this story from Sail World about the first American yacht to travel from east to west through the Northwest Passage (and turned a global warming skeptic into a believer and messenger in the process).
Soo Evening News - River icebreaking begins today
Don't have to worry about getting to and from the Island yet as the USCG says the ice bridge to Neebish Island will be left until March 25th.
But for how much longer will the Great Lakes be a major shipping route? As Great Lakes water levels drop and the polar ice caps melt carriers will move to ship more cargo out of northern Canada rather than the traditional freshwater ports.
Example from Bloomberg.com - Global Warming Melts New Sea Lanes for Norilsk, ConocoPhillips
And this story from Sail World about the first American yacht to travel from east to west through the Northwest Passage (and turned a global warming skeptic into a believer and messenger in the process).
