Under an initiative announced at a United Nations climate gathering last week, preliminary plans are in the works for a “Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System Green Shipping Corridor Network” as means of spurring the early adoption of zero-emission fuels and technologies within the shipping sector. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.
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