Oct 21, 2019   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Press Roundtable with Leaders of Great Lakes Seaway Shipping at the Minnesota State Capitol

WHAT
Great Lakes Seaway shipping "Capitol Day" at the historic Minnesota State Capitol building. Chief executives from the Great Lakes Seaway shipping industry to visit St. Paul on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 to meet with Governor Tim Walz as well as public and private leaders from Minnesota to discuss the economic impact of Great Lakes Seaway shipping on the State and Great Lakes region. A press roundtable discussion has been scheduled for members of the press to be granted exclusive access to chief executives from the shipping industry.

WHO 

    --  Members of the Press
    --  Mark Barker, President, Interlake Steamship Company (Cleveland, OH)
    --  Deb Deluca, Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority (Duluth,
        MN)
    --  Steve Fisher, Executive Director, American Great Lakes Ports Association
        (Washington, DC)
    --  Paul Gourdeau, Senior Vice President, Fednav Ltd. (Montreal, QC)
    --  Dave McMillan, Chairman, Advisory Board, Saint Lawrence Seaway
        Development Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)
    --  Craig Middlebrook, Acting Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway
        Development Corporation/U.S. Department of Transportation (Washington,
        DC)
    --  David Naftzger, Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
        Governors & Premiers (Chicago, IL)
    --  Tom Rayburn, Director of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, Lake
        Carriers Association (Cleveland, OH)
    --  Jeff Stollenwerk, Director of Government and Environmental Affairs,
        Duluth Seaway Port Authority (Duluth, MN)



                WHERE     
            
              WHEN

                Minnesota
                 State
                 Capitol                      Tuesday, October 22, 2019
    Conference
     Room 317
    75 Rev Dr.
     Martin
     Luther
     King Jr.
     Boulevard
    St Paul, MN
     55155
                                              -
            
            Press
                                               Arrival/Setup:
                          12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

                                   -Press Roundtable Session:
                          1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

                          
            - Press Departure:
                          1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

REQUIREMENTS
In order to attend, please contact Eric Kogelschatz at eric@sharkandminnow.com or 517-974-0395 The names of all attendees (i.e. reporters, photographers, camera operators, etc.) will be provided to security to ensure proper security clearance.

ABOUT
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership is a coalition of leading US and Canadian maritime organizations working to enhance public understanding of the benefits of commercial shipping in the Great Lakes Seaway region of North America. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System is a marine highway that extends 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Approximately 143.5 million metric tons of cargo is moved across the System on an annual basis, supporting more than 237,868 jobs and $35 billion in economic activity. Learn more www.greatlakesseaway.org.

Eric Kogelschatz - shark&minnow | Tel: 216-609-3740 | Email: eric@sharkandminnow.com

/PRNewswire/ -- Oct. 21, 2019/

SOURCE The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership