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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)

City Country Toledo Baltimore New Orleans
Amsterdam The Netherlands 3684 3689 4847
Antwerp Belgium 3652 3657 4815
Belfast N. Ireland 3164 3287 4446
Bergen Norway 3459 3661 4832
Bordeaux France 3567 3529 4689
Bremen Germany 3704 3899 5077
Cadiz Spain 3651 3434 4502
Cherbourg France 3400 3405 4563
Gdynia Poland 4141 4343 5514
Genoa Italy 4551 4326 5401
Hamburg Germany 3718 3920 5091
Istanbul Turkey 5504 5262 6317
Leghorn Italy 4583 4345 5420
Lisbon Portugal 3462 3258 4347
Liverpool England 3277 3400 4559
London England 3616 3621 4779
Marseilles France 4394 4169 5244

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)
Radius (Feet)  “Big Lucas”
Crane No. 1
Pounds
 “Little Lucas”
Crane No. 2
Pounds
Two Crane Lift
Total Pounds
35 220,000 145,000 290,000
40 206,000 145,000 278,000
50 180,000 122,000 244,000
60 150,000 103,000 206,000
70 128,000 88,000 176,000
80 108,000 76,000 152,000
90 94,000 67,000 134,000
100 80,000 60,000 120,000

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.

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