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The Lake Erie Port of Toledo, Ohio is a multi-modal transportation hub with heavy waterborne, rail and highway activity. The seaport, rail station, two airports and Foreign Trade Zone 8 are managed by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, which also plays a major role in economic development and innovative financings for northwest Ohio.

The Port of Toledo is well positioned as an inland distribution point for North American commerce and is home to 15 terminals linked to global markets through the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway System. The Port of Toledo handles over 12 million tons of cargo and 700 vessel calls each year, and The Toledo Shipyard is home to one of the only U.S. full service shipyards with graving docks on the lower lakes. Recent property acquisitions have more than doubled the size of the seaport - making it the largest land mass seaport on the Great Lakes.

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AAPA News Release - Fiscal 2013 Administration Budget Proposal Supports Aspects of Seaports Agenda - AAPA pleased with boost in Corps' navigation, DOT infrastructure investment budgets

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:39:00 -0500

With the release today of President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)—representing seaports in the United States and throughout the Americas—is expressing both accolades, and some disappointment, over various aspects of the budget pertaining to ports and the efficient and secure movement of freight.

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AAPA Press Release - Introduction of American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:43:00 -0500

ALEXANDRIA, VA (Jan. 31, 2012) — The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) commends the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its chairman, Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), for its commitment toward: a five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation legislation; a freight mobility subtitle; a waterborne transportation title that seeks to fully use the federal Harbor Maintenance Tax for its intended purpose; program consolidation; streamlining project delivery; and to the aggressive timetable it has developed to secure passage of a final bill.

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The St. Lawrence Seaway Managment Corportation News Release - Seaway Concludes its 53rd Navigation Season

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:56:00 -0500

The St. Lawrence Seaway closed for the season on December 30, 2011, with the westbound vessel Algoma Spirit reaching Lake Ontario at 7:54 a.m. after having transited the locks on the St. Lawrence River. The Seaway’s 53rd navigation season commenced on March 22nd, and the system remained open for a record 284 days, exceeding by one day the previous record set in 2006.

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Port of Toledo Issues 2011 Tonnage Report 6% Increase Over Last Year

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:37:00 -0500

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has released the Port of Toledo 2011 Tonnage report which indicates a 6% increase in tonnage over the 2010 shipping season. 2011 was the highest tonnage season recorded at the Port of Toledo since the 2007 season. Also included in the report is a summary of seaport tonnage from 1947 – 2011.

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Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Releases Port of Toledo Economic Impact Study - Midwest Terminals Unveils Two New Locomotives

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:20:00 -0500

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation today jointly released a new Port of Toledo Economic Impact Study which indicates that the Port of Toledo generates nearly 7,000 jobs, and vessel and cargo activity creates more than $1billion in economic impact.

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