The Coast Guard is proposing Great Lakes pilots’ rates for the 2020 shipping season that are up in four of the six service areas and down in two resulting in slightly lower costs for shippers for the first time in several years.
Per pilot hourly pay will range from $327 to $757, compared to $306 to $733 this year due primarily to a 2% inflation adjustment, lower operating expenses for pilot associations, the addition of one pilot in District Two, and more money for the working capital fund....