The Port of Toledo is one of the most diverse and productive ports on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system. Our mile-long docking facility is serviced by both Big Lucas and Little Lucas – two of the largest cranes on any port in America. Be sure to visit the Port of Toledo website for additional information.

The seaport complex includes specialized docking areas for coal and ore as well as docking berths for tug boats.

Heavy-lift gantry cranes are run by seasoned professionals to provide the lift capacity to meet your needs.

And the Port of Toledo’s strategic combination of lift capacity, location and warehouse and open storage capacity is designed to more effectively meet all of your international shipping needs.

Grain
Corn, soybeans and wheat are the major grains shipped from The Andersons, ADM/Countrymark Cooperative Inc., and Cargill Incorporated (operated by The Andersons) terminals. Our riverfront grain terminals have easy access to ship, rail, and road. The port’s three terminals have a 22 million bushel storage capacity. This includes:

  • The Andersons with seven million bushels
  • ADM with nine million bushels
  • Andersons-E with six million bushels

Bulk
Toledo is one of the largest capacity coal and iron ports in the world. Modern facilities are located at the confluence of the Maumee River and Lake Erie.

Taconite is shipped to Toledo’s TORCO dock from the St. Lawrence River by self-unloading vessels and can accommodate 1,000 feet long lake vessels.

Coal shipping is conducted through the CSX Transportation Docks

General Cargo
Toledo is a major intermodal transportation hub serving the U.S. Midwest with efficient, effective connections to marine, rail, pipeline, truck and airborne transportation. Our 150-acre overseas cargo center is located along nearly one mile of straight line wharf at the mouth of the Maumee River on Lake Erie. Our cargo center includes companies such as, Midwest Terminals of Toledo International - as the overseas cargo operators and their link, Kuhlman Corporation - aggregate handling, Toledo Shiprepair Yard, Cemex and Lafarge Cement, Westway Terminal Company - liquid storage, MidWest Terminals - stone unloading and 19 cargo handling terminals at the Port of Toledo including two shipyards. 

Ample warehouse and open storage space is readily available with gantry cranes serving the entire wharf.

The Port of Toledo is a designated Foreign Trade Zone area and can be customized to meet your unique needs and objectives.

Helpful Maritime Services Links - For other useful links click here
ADM/Countrymark Cooperative, Inc. - www.admworld.com
American Maritime Officers (AMO) - www.amo-union.org
Army Corps of Engineers - www.lrb.usace.army.mil
Boat Nerd - www.boatnerd.com
Canfornav - www.canfornav.com
Cargill - www.cargill.com
Department of Commerce - www.export.gov
Fednav - www.fednav.com
Great Lakes Cruising Coalition - www.greatlakescruisingcoalition.com
Great Lakes St. Law Seaway System - www.seaway.ca/en/ports/portoftoledo.html
Great Lakes Towing - www.greatlakestowing.com
Kuhlman Corporation - www.kuhlman-corp.com
LaFarge Corporation - www.lafargecorp.com
Lake Carrier’s Association - www.lcaships.com
Lake Pilots Association - www.wglpa.com
Longshoremen’s - www.ilaunion.org
Midwest Terminals - www.midwestterminals.com
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Assoc. - www.noaa.gov
Ohio Blenders - www.ohioblenders.com
Port of Toledo Seaport - www.toledoseaport.org
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. - www.seaway.dot.gov
St. Marys Cement - www.stmaryscement.com
Streamline Foods Inc. - www.streamlinefoods.com
United States Coast Guard - www.uscg.mil
US Customs & Homeland Security - www.customs.treas.gov
Wagenborg Shipping - www.wagenborg.com
Westway Terminal - www.westwayterminal.com








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