Agencies
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Marine Transportation Resources
The Illinois Marine Transportation System links the state of Illinois to the Atlantic Ocean via the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway, and with the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River. This gives Illinois farmers, manufacturers, and businesses access to international and interstate markets. The system is vital to the state’s economy, transporting 90.6 million tons of goods, or 9% of Illinois’ freight tonnage, in 2017. Barges flow up and down the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, and Kaskaskia rivers, as well as through the Chicago Area Waterway System and Lake Michigan, providing an affordable, efficient, and greener means of transporting goods.
Port Electrification
Decarbonizing Transportation Equipment at Ports
Green Shipping Corridors Network
Decarbonizing the Maritime Shipping Industry, SEPT 2023
Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Technical Guide (2022)
Marine Transportation Agency & Organization Links
Agencies and Associations
AAPA | American Association of Port Authorities
AGLPA | American Great Lakes Ports Association
ASBPA-American Shores & Beach Preservation Association
ASFPM | Association of State Floodplain Managers
AWO | The American Waterways Operators
CMTS | U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System
GSGP | Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers
SLSDC | Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (US DOT)
GLS | Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
IAFSM | Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management
IAMPE | International Association of Maritime and Port Executives
IDNR CMP | Coastal Management Program
IDNR | State Water Plan Task Force
IPA | Illinois Ports Association
IRCA | Illinois River Carriers' Association
IRPT | Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.
ISA | Illinois Soybean Association
MAASTO MAFC | Mid-America Freight Coalition
MARAD | USDOT Maritime Administration
KYTC | Freight Planning (Rail Riverports ferryboats aviation)
NWC | National Waterways Conference
NOAA-GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Riverside Global-Corn Belt Ports
USDA | Open Ag Transport Data | Barge Dashboard
USDOT MARAD | Maritime Administration
Freight Planning Links
Port District and Commission Enabling Legislation
District Order
70 ILCS 1801/ Alexander-Cairo Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1805/ Havana Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1807/ Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1810/ Illinois International Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1815/ Illinois Valley Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1820/ Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1825/ Joliet Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1830/ Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1831/ Massac-Metropolis Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1832/ Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1835/ Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1837/ Ottawa Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1840/ Regional Port District Publicity Act. (Repealed by P.A. 99-933)
70 ILCS 1842/ Rock Island Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1845/ Seneca Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1850/ Shawneetown Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1855/ Southwest Regional Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1860/ America's Central Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1863/ Upper Mississippi River International Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1865/ Waukegan Port District Act.
70 ILCS 1870/ White County Port District Act.