The Value of Maritime Shipping to the Great Lakes with Administrator Adam Tindall-Schlicht | North Coast Chronicles

August 25, 2023

Boom goes the economic dynamite!

The Value of Maritime Shipping to the Great Lakes with Adam Tindall-Schlicht, Administrator to the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.  Last month, a coalition of maritime interests published an economic analysis on the value of maritime to the Great Lakes.  Is maritime trade in the Great Lakes growing and how does it impact jobs and related industries?  Administrator Tindall-Schlicht shares the results of this timely study and shares his broader vision for an environmentally sustainable system.

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Helen Brohl

Helen Brohl is a Great Lakes gal, having grown up on the south shore of Lake Erie and a lifetime of summers on Middle Bass Island. Helen understands the Great Lakes as a valuable resource with a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University in Great Lakes Land and Water Use Policy and as an economic engine for the nation with almost 40 years of experience in maritime transportation and trade development. Helen previously worked as professional staff on the U.S. Congressional House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, with NOAA's Office of Coast Management, did trade development for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, was the Director of Marketing for the Port of Chicago, the Executive Director of the U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association, and retired in January 2023 after almost 17 years as the Executive Director of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System in Washington, DC. Follow along as Helen shares the nature, folk lore, and charm of the Great Lakes!