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Room to Grow: There’s plenty of room… and help… to grow here. Facilities and land exist for development, and Port Authority economic development professionals are ready to help with a variety of financing assistance programs.

Closer than you think: Mileage Chart (in Nautical Miles)

Deep Water Port: See OUR TERMINALS for individual terminal draft information. For current water level, wind speed, air pressure, temperature in Toledo log on to:
http://glakesonline.nos.noaa.gov/glin.shtml?station_info=9063085+Toledo,+OH

Port of Toledo Cranes/Heavy Lift Capacity: The General Cargo Facility is fitted with five gantry cranes, one mobile crane, and heavy material handling equipment. The gantry cranes run along 4100 feet of rail and span two apron railroad tracks. “Big and Little Lucas” are two of the best known gantry cranes on the Great Lakes. These productive cranes can be fitted with clam buckets, spreader bars, grapples and other attachments to unload your cargo quickly and efficiently.

• Little Lucas: Clyde Iron Works Whirley Model 24-DE: Rated to place 51.5 short tons into the center of the hatch of a typical Seaway ship, and a 72.5 short ton load onto its deck. It is also designed for high speed Bucket, Grapple, and Magnet work.
• Big Lucas: American Hoist & Derrick Model 254 Revolver: Rated to place 75 short tons into the center of the hatch of a typical Seaway ship, and 110 short ton load onto its deck. It is also designed for high speed Bucket, Grapple, and Magnet work.
• Port of Toledo Crane Capacities (subject to variables according to cargo and placement)

Midwest Intermodal Freight Connections:
Location, Location, Location: Toledo’s at the heart of North American markets. Our proximity to major U.S. and Canadian cities puts us just a day’s drive away from 50% of all North American industrial markets. You won’t face the congestion issues in Toledo that you may experience at other Ports. We have capacity to grow with our customers and, because of our centralized location, transit time to the end user via truck or rail is reduced.

Highway drive time map from Toledo

Toledo’s Rail Connections: Five rail carriers, Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, Canadian National (CN), Ann Arbor (AA) and Wheeling and Lake Erie (WLE), serve Toledo. NS, CSX, and CN are considered Class 1 carriers, while AA and WLE are regional or short-line carriers. Reciprocal switching agreements exist between NS, CSX, CN and AA.

Toledo is a Major Trucking Hub: Toledo is served by all national less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carriers. Toledo is also served by many truckload (TL) carriers. Motor carriers specializing in all types of equipment, vans, flat-beds, tanks, refrigerated, bulk, dump, and more are represented in Toledo. Expedited, small package and specialized carriers also serve the Toledo area. While there are many motor carriers domiciled in Toledo, there are many more that maintain offices here.

Toledo as a Distribution Hub: Toledo enjoys a large amount of distribution warehouse capability and capacity. There are many public warehouse operators as well as private warehouse operations that serve their owners. Along with distribution warehouse operations, Toledo is also home to several third party logistics operators.

Because we know the local transportation industry, we can offer assistance in putting you in contact with the right partners that can move product and paper-work from your producer’s door to your customer’s door. We are with you every step along the way.