Maritime

St. Lawrence Seaway Corporations lead binational trade mission to Genoa, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey

Winter, 2009

The U.S. and Canadian Seaway Corporations, along with 17 senior marine industry officials from the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, recently returned from a week long trade mission to Italy and Turkey. During the mission, the delegation met with shipowners, brokers, shipbuilders, and shippers of cargo, including grain, steel, and project cargo in both countries. One highlight of the mission was a Memorandum of Cooperation that was signed in Genoa, Italy to establish a cooperative partnership between the Hwy H20 (www.hwyH2O.com), Port Partners and Members of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System and the Ligurian Ports of Genoa, La Spezia and Savona, in Northern Italy. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation have conducted international trade missions since 1985, including two previous missions to Italy (1986 and 1995) and one to Turkey (2000). Actively marketing the binational waterway is vital for increasing awareness and generating new business for this gateway to North America’s economic heartland.