Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

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The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

Aliases (2)
  • Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ×1
  • U.S.–Canada maritime trade corridor ×1

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
government corporation
appliesToJurisdiction United States
connectsThroughOperations Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
cooperatesWith Canadian federal agencies responsible for the Saint Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
country United States
foundedBy Government of the United States
governedBy United States federal law
hasAbbreviation SLSDC
hasActivity channel maintenance
environmental stewardship related to the Seaway
ice management coordination
lock operation
navigation aid management
trade facilitation
hasEconomicRole facilitating North American inland waterway trade
supporting export and import of bulk commodities via the Great Lakes
hasJurisdictionOver American portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
hasMission to operate and maintain a safe, reliable, and efficient waterway for commercial shipping
hasOfficialLanguage English
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry shipping
water transportation
isSubjectOf United States federal transportation policy
legalForm federal government corporation
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
operatesInSector infrastructure management
maritime transportation
transportation
ownedBy Government of the United States
parentAgency United States Department of Transportation
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System governance structure
United States Department of Transportation
publicOrPrivate public
regulates commercial vessel traffic on the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
responsibleFor infrastructure improvements on the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
maintenance of the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
operation of the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
safety of navigation on the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
serviceArea Great Lakes region
Saint Lawrence River
U.S.–Canada maritime trade corridor
usesWaterway Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System
Saint Lawrence Seaway

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
SecDOT ("Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation")
SecDOT
United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
oversees
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
collaboratesWith
SLSDC
fullName
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ("U.S.–Canada maritime trade corridor")
serviceArea

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