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Strategy for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Maritime Transportation System

Strategy for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Maritime Transportation System. Mike Piskur Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers. Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers.

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Strategy for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Maritime Transportation System

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  1. Strategy for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Maritime Transportation System Mike PiskurConference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers

  2. Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers Mission: To grow the region’s $5 trillion economy and protect the world’s largest system of surface fresh water Chief Executives of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec and Wisconsin Conference of Great Lakes and St. LawrenceGovernors and Premiers Chair: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder

  3. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Maritime System The maritime system is a backbone of the region’s $5 trillion economy. Image: CPCS

  4. 2013 Leadership Summit • Governors’ and Premiers’ resolution launches Maritime Initiative • Creates Maritime Task Force • Goal to improve the • system’s efficiency and competitiveness

  5. 2015 Leadership Summit • Maritime System Inventory • Regional Priorities • Regional Maritime Entity

  6. Regional Maritime Entity • Created in June 2015; includes representatives from each State and Province • Coordination with Advisory Committee • Charged with developing regional maritime strategy built around the Governors’ and Premiers’ priorities

  7. Regional Maritime Strategy Overview • Goals: Double maritime trade, shrink the environmental impact of transportation, and support the region’s industrial core • Collaborative process including government, industry, NGOs and other partners; public comments • Policies, programs, and projects to grow the economy and create jobs

  8. Regional Maritime Strategy Themes • Increasing efficiency andreducing costs • Building new markets • Growing economic activity around the maritime system • Delivering results and managing for the future

  9. Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Costs • Locks • Channels and Harbors • Icebreaking • Pilotage • Efficiency and Environmental Performance

  10. Building New Markets • Season Optimization • Short Sea Shipping • Containers • Passenger Travel and Cruising • Domestic and International Marketing

  11. Growing Economic Activity Around the MTS • Leadership and Planning • Ports and Terminals • Investment

  12. Delivering Results and Managing for the Future • Talent and Workforce Development • Governance • Metrics to Evaluate System Performance

  13. Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers www.cglslgp.org

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