Could the Great Lakes solve US shipping woes?
Inland ports along the Great Lakes are helping to fill the gap in supply-chain disruption. …
Establishing a feeder or shuttle service of smaller vessels would bridge that gap, say observers, and it’s a move several Canadian ports have recently pursued. In June 2021, the Canadian maritime transport firm, Desgagnés, started a feeder service that ships close to 300 containers between Hamilton, Ontario, and the Port of Montreal.