Port of Cleveland

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name=Cleveland
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official_name=Port of Cleveland
etymology_type=Named for | etymology=Moses Cleaveland | etymology_note=Cite web
title=About the Port - History
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/about/history.asp
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symbol_type=City of Cleveland seal | symbol=Cleveland_Municipal_Seal.svg
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state_type=State | state=Ohio | state_

region_type=County | region=Cuyahoga
district_type=Township | district=T7-8N R12-13W Connecticut Western Reserve
municipality_type=Municipality | municipality=Cleveland
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border=Bratenahl, Brooklyn
border1=Brooklyn Heights, Brookpark
border2=Cleveland Heights
border3=Cuyahoga Heights
border4=East Cleveland, Euclid
border5=Fairview Park, Garfield Heights
border6=Lakewood, Linndale
border7=Maple Heights
border8=Newburgh Heights
border9=Parma
border10=Shaker Heights
border11=South Euclid
border12=Warrensville Heights
border13=Geauga County, Lake County
border14=Lorain County, Medina County
border15=Portage County, Summit County
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city=Cleveland, Ohio
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river=Cuyahoga River
location=Cuyahoga River, Lake Erie, Great Lakes
elevation_imperial=571 | elevation_note=Cite gnis|1072326|Cleveland Harbor]
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long_d=81 | long_m=41 | long_s=19 | long_EW=W
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mouth=Cuyahoga River at Lake Erie
mouth_location=Cleveland | mouth_region=Cuyahoga County | mouth_state=Ohio | mouth_country=United States
mouth_elevation_imperial=Convert|571|ft|m | mouth_elevation_note=Cite gnis|1072205|Cuyahoga River]
mouth_lat_d=41 | mouth_lat_m=30 | mouth_lat_s=13 | mouth_lat_NS=N
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depth_note=Cite web
title=Facility and Capacity Assessment, February 2003
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/pdf/CapacityStudy.pdf
format=PDF]
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area_imperial=144 | area_note=Cref|CCite web
title=Maritime - Overview
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/maritime/overview.asp
format=HTML]
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established=1825 | established_note=
established1_type=Regionalized | established1=1968 | established1_note=
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management=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board of Directors
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government=Cuyahoga County
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owner=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
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leader_type=President/CEO | leader=Adam Wasserman | leader_note=Cite web
title=Administrative contacts
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/contact/administrative.asp
format=HTML]
leader1_type=Chief Financial Officer | leader1=Brent R. Leslie, CPA | leader1_note=
leader2_type=Human Resource Director | leader2=Nancy Spelman | leader2_note=
leader3_type=Controller | leader3=Margaret Rivalsky | leader3_note=
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timezone=EST | utc_offset= -5
timezone_DST=EDT | utc_offset_DST= -4
postal_code_type=ZIP code | postal_code=44114
area_code_type=Area code | area_code= +1 216
code_type=USGS GNIS | code= [Gnis3|1072326 1072326]
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free_type=Annual Cargo Value | free=$1,000,000,000 | free_note=
free1_type=Annual Tonnage | free1=15,186,819 | free1_note=(2006)
free2_type=DryCref|D Bulk Tonnage | free2=12,000,000 | free2_note=
free3_type=BreakCref|B Bulk Tonnage | free3=500,000 | free3_note=
free4_type=Vessel Arrivals | free4=959 | free4_note=(2006)Cite web
title=About the Port - Frequently Asked Questions
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/about/faq.asp
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map_size= | map_caption=Port of Cleveland's location in Ohio | map_background=
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map1=Map of Cuyahoga County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.png")>
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
map2=Map of USA OH.svg| map2_caption=Location of Ohio in the United States
commons=Cleveland, Ohio
statistics=http://www.portofcleveland.com/about/faq.asp
website=http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/
footnotes= The Port of Cleveland is a bulk freight shipping at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River on Lake Erie and adjacent to the United States of America city of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.It is the third-largest port in the Great Lakes, the fourth-largest Great Lakes port by annual tonnage.Cref|E

Area manufacturers rely on the port to help deliver their locally-made products to U.S. and foreign markets and to obtain low-cost delivery of raw materials. 90 percent of all cargo entering and leaving the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is produced or consumed within a Convert|75|mi|km radius, earning the Port Authority the title of “destination” port. As a destination port, the economic impact is felt closer to home.

Cargo

The Port of Cleveland handles the bulk of raw material shipments for regional manufacturing, as well as exporting some local resources (salt mined from under Lake Erie, materials quarried locally, Ohio farm surpluses, ...).

Primary Cargoes

*Inbound: Steel, heavy machinery, liquid/dry bulk
*Outbound: machinery and steel

Overall Annual Tonnage

*Generating $1 billion ($1,000,000,000.00 USD) per year in trade.
*Annual cargo handling averages between 11 million to 16 million tons
*Dry Bulk (loose materials such as limestone and grain): 12 million tons
*Break Bulk (packaged materials): 500,000 tons
*about 1,000 vessel visits,

Maritime

Docks are maintained at a full Great Lakes seaway depth, which is Convert|27|ft|m.

Operators

Four terminal operators use port facilities:
* Oglebay-Norton
* Essroc (Italcementi)
* Kenmore Construction
*Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.

Cleveland Bulk Terminal

Cleveland Bulk Terminal (CBT), located at 5500 Whiskey Island Drive, on Whiskey Island, is port-owned but operated by Oglebay-Norton which handles iron ore transfers. The lakefront facility can accommodate Convert|1000|ft|m vessels used to discharge and reload rail cars. The automated CBT iron ore loader system on Whiskey IslandCite web
title=Terminal Operators
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/maritime/terminal.asp
format=HTML] on the west side of the Cuyahoga River loads materials onto boats from the terminal and transfers materials at a rate of 5,200 tons per hour. Limited handling of materials greatly improves the quality of pellets delivered to the mill. The ore loader operation benefits three Cleveland companies:
*Cleveland-Cliffs - supplier of iron ore pellets
*Mittal Steel Company - uses the pellets at its mills
* Oglebay Norton Co. - CBT operator and materials transporter

Terminals

These facilities are:
*nine berths and docks in either open dock or two-berth facilities
*capacity for lifting up to 150 net tons
*direct rail access and warehousing ability
*over Convert|6500|ft|m of linear dock space,
*Convert|420000|ft2|m2 of warehouse space and
*Convert|12|acre|km2 of open storage for general cargo operations.

Foreign Trade Zones

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Grantee #40, operates-owns several "General Purpose Zone" Foreign Trade Zones in Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula County and Lorain County.Cref|CCite web
title=Foreign Trade Zone - Sites
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/foreign/map.asp
format=HTML]

Port of Cleveland

Port of Cleveland complex located on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River includes five general cargo facilities operated by port-approved stevedoring contractors.Cite web
title=FTZ Sites at the Port of Cleveland
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://www.portofcleveland.com/foreign/ftzPort.asp
format=HTML]

Tow Path Valley Business Park

Tow Path Valley Business Park is located on both sides of the east and west bank of the Cuyahoga River bordered by Jennings Road on the south, Upper Campbell Road on the east, I-490/I-77/Dille Road on the north and West 14th Street to the west.

See also

*List of North American ports
*List of ports in the United States

Notes

References

General References

*cite web
title=Port of Cleveland official site
publisher=Cleveland-Cuyahoga County [http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/ Port Authority]
url=http://WWW.PortOfCleveland.Com/
format=HTML
*Cite web
title=Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
publisher= [http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/index.htm Navigation Data Center] , United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Department of Defense
url=http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/wcsc.htm
format=HTML
*Cite web
title=USGS GNIS database query
publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
format=HTML
*Cite web
title=Tides and Currents, Lake Erie Operational Forecast System - Port of Cleveland
publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce
url=http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/leofs/leofs.html
format=HTML
*Cite web
title=Chapter 13 Transportation - Port of Cleveland
publisher=Ohio Department of Natural Resources
url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/13/gis/pdf/coastalatlas2/CH13_transportation.pdf
format=PDF
accessdate=2008-07-21