The environmental toll wrought by the opening of the Seaway belies the claims of environmental friendliness offered by the maritime industry. [...] In light of the environmental legacy of shipping on the Great Lakes, it is time to rethink both the Seaway and the industry as a whole, to ensure ‘sustainability’ is. [...] Despite examples of good environmental performance, overall, the shipping industry is paddling against the tide of public support for cleaning up and restoring the health of the Great Lakes and St. [...] The industry has a critical choice to make: it can continue practices that make problems worse and solutions more costly, or it can turn the corner, modernize itself, and work alongside those trying to restore the lakes and revitalize the economy. [...] Lawrence as a route for the movement of goods Seaway between Lake Ontario and domestically via Canadian vessels and Montreal was christened, and port cit- for the few hundred international ves- ies along the Great Lakes and upper St.