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Great Lakes Region Passage Plans

Lake Huron

Upbound
Mackinac Bridge to Detour
Port Huron to Detour
Port Huron to Goderich
Port Huron to Mackinac Bridge

Downbound
Detour to Mackinac Bridge
Detour to Port Huron
Goderich to Port Huron
Mackinac Bridge to Port Huron

Lake Michigan

Upbound
Mackinac Bridge to Burns Harbour
Mackinac Bridge to Marinette Menominee Harbour
Mackinac Bridge to Milwaukee Harbour
Mackinac Bridge to South Chicago Calumet Harbour

Downbound
Burns Harbour to Mackinac Bridge via Gray’s Reef
Milwaukee Harbour to Mackinac Bridge via Gray’s Reef
Milwaukee Harbour to Mackinac Bridge via Lansing Shoal
South Chicago Calumet to Mackinac Bridge via Gray’s Reef

Lake Superior

Upbound
B33 to Thunder Bay
B33 to Duluth

Downbound
Duluth To B33
Thunder Bay to B33

St Mary’s River

Upbound
Detour to B33

Downbound
B33 to Detour

Ports & Docks

Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin
Goderich
Little Current
Marinette, Menominee Harbour
Midland
Milwaukee
Parry Sound
Thunder Bay
Tobermory

Other

Georgian Bay Midland to Parry Sound
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Little Current to Detour
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Parry Sound to Little Current
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Port Huron to Midland
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Port Huron to Tobermory
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Tobermory to Little Current


Our Work What we Do

1. Safe Pilotage

We operate and manage the safe pilotage of sea vessels through the Great Lakes waterways. Along with our partners, we ensure safe passage to all sea vessels navigating through the Great Lakes system of lakes and locks.

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2. Tariffs

We fix pilotage tariffs at a level that permits us to operate on a self-sustaining financial basis that we believe are fair and reasonable to our customers.

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3. Pilotage Certification

As a regulatory agency responsible for navigation in the Great Lakes region, we administer and monitor a certification system to provide reasonable reassurance the safe passage of ships in the region.

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