Please see the slide deck from the Executive Director's Second Annual State of the Port Address delivered on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Harborside International Golf Facility. Click here to view the live presentation.
Please see the slide deck from the Executive Director's Second Annual State of the Port Address delivered on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Harborside International Golf Facility. Click here to view the live presentation.
The agenda for the Illinois International Port District's Special Board meeting and location is attached.
The Illinois International Port District will host a Special Board meeting on November 29, 2018. Agenda and location posted.
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announces the release of Economic Impacts of the Port of Chicago, a report documenting the many contributions made by the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and Great Lakes Seaway Shipping to the City of Chicago, Cook County, State of Illinois and Great Lakes region.
The study reports that in 2017 the IIPD and maritime commerce supported:
The Illinois International Port DIstrict is hosting a public meeting to discuss releasing an RFP for a hotel and boathouse on IIPD property.
August 23, 2018, the Executive Director, Clayton K. Harris III delivered the first annual State of the Port address.
The Illinois International Port District achieved a 51 percent growth in international tonnage in their 2017 navigation season. For this, the port was honored with the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Illinois International Port District and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning have teamed up for a planning priority report.
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2018, Time 5:30-7pm, Location: Harborside, 11001 South Doty Avenue, East, Chicago, IL 60628.
Illinois International Port District Executive Director, Clayton K. Harris III, will present an overview of the Port of Chicago and discuss current activities and goals for the future of the Port. All are welcome to join!
There is no one hero in the story of the Great Lakes. The economic prosperity of the region is due to the efficient and symbiotic connection of The Saint Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes ports, foreign and domestic vessels, manufacturers, companies, the employees that work there, and their relationship to their local communities. This supply chain is a foundation of our country’s economy. The backbone of our society. It is America’s Anchor.