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Great Lakes
| Port Name | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Harbor | Ashtabula, Ohio | dry bulk | NA | 4,351,591 |
| Buffington Harbor | Buffington, Ind. | NA | NA | 1,336,851 |
| Drummond Island Port | Drummond Island, Mich. | NA | NA | 1,116,179 |
| Fairport Harbor Point | Fairport Harbor, Ohio | NA | NA | 1,534,039 |
| Indiana Harbor | East Chicago, Ind. | dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 12,111,421 |
| Port Clinton | Marblehead, Ohio | NA | NA | 2,843,745 |
| Port Dolomite | Clark Township, Mich. | NA | NA | 3,310,819 |
| Port Inland | Gulliver, Mich. | NA | NA | 4,222,250 |
| Port of Alpena | Alpena, Mich. | NA | NA | 2,331,235 |
| Port of Calcite | Calcite, Mich. | special project cargo | NA | 7,401,788 |
| Port of Chicago | Chicago | dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 17,406,316 |
| Port of Cleveland | Cleveland | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | NA | 13,314,224 |
| Port of Conneaut | Conneaut, Ohio | NA | NA | 3,733,621 |
| Port of Detroit | Detroit | dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 13,953,184 |
| Port of Duluth-Superior | Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger | NA | 34,783,190 |
| Port of Escanaba | Escanaba, Mich. | NA | NA | 1,175,587 |
| Port of Gary | Gary, Ind. | NA | NA | 8,106,529 |
| Port of Grand Haven | Grand Haven, Mich. | NA | NA | 1,327,947 |
| Port of Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 1,828,953 |
| Port of Hamilton | Hamilton, Ontario | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 11,628,319 |
| Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor | Portage, Ind. | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 8,595,269 |
| Port of Lorain | Lorain, Ohio | NA | NA | 863,834 |
| Port of Marine City | Marine City, Mich. | NA | NA | NA |
| Port of Marquette | Marquette, Mich. | NA | NA | 885,446 |
| Port of Milwaukee | Milwaukee | dry bulk | NA | 2,601,835 |
| Port of Monroe | Monroe, Mich. | NA | NA | 2,038,137 |
| Port of Montreal | Montreal | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 1,537,669 | 38,041,530 |
| Port of Sandusky | Sandusky, Ohio | NA | NA | 3,481,573 |
| Port of Silver Bay | Silver Bay, Minn. | NA | NA | 6,344,889 |
| Port of St. Clair | St. Clair, Mich. | NA | NA | 6,244,720 |
| Port of Stoneport | Stoneport, Mich. | NA | NA | 3,785,260 |
| Port of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | NA | NA | 9,442,970 |
| Port of Toronto | Toronto | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 2,172,750 |
| Port Saguenay | Saguenay, Quebec | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 295,930 |
| Presque Isle Harbor | Presque Isle, Mich. | NA | NA | 7,981,699 |
| Two Harbors | Two Harbors, Minn. | dry bulk | NA | 16,963,429 |
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Global Freight News
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