Rankings
Great Lakes
| Port Name | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Harbor | Ashtabula, Ohio | dry bulk | 5,121,134 | |
| Buffington Harbor | Buffington, Ind. | NA | 1,570,196 | |
| Drummond Island Port | Drummond Island, Mich. | NA | 1,506,871 | |
| Fairport Harbor Point | Fairport Harbor, Ohio | NA | 1,872,276 | |
| Indiana Harbor | East Chicago, Ind. | dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | 12,213,768 | |
| Port Clinton | Marblehead, Ohio | NA | 2,898,503 | |
| Port Dolomite | Clark Township, Mich. | NA | 3,008,973 | |
| Port Inland | Gulliver, Mich. | NA | 4,886,329 | |
| Port of Alpena | Alpena, Mich. | NA | 2,296,160 | |
| Port of Calcite | Calcite, Mich. | special project cargo | 8,081,804 | |
| Port of Chicago | Chicago | dry bulk, liquid bulk | 10,035,669 | |
| Port of Cleveland | Cleveland | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | 11,880,935 | |
| Port of Conneaut | Conneaut, Ohio | NA | 3,936,713 | |
| Port of Detroit | Detroit | dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 13,306,628 | |
| Port of Duluth-Superior | Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger | 33,738,834 | |
| Port of Gary | Gary, Ind. | NA | 7,978,004 | |
| Port of Grand Haven | Grand Haven, Mich. | NA | 1,363,185 | |
| Port of Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,283,685 | |
| Port of Hamilton | Hamilton, Ontario | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | 10,000,000 | |
| Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor | Portage, Ind. | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | 9,189,391 | |
| Port of Milwaukee | Milwaukee | dry bulk | 2,806,826 | |
| Port of Monroe | Monroe, Mich. | NA | 1,656,927 | |
| Port of Montreal | Montreal | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 35,101,433 | |
| Port of Sandusky | Sandusky, Ohio | NA | 2,507,824 | |
| Port of Silver Bay | Silver Bay, Minn. | NA | 5,553,647 | |
| Port of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | NA | 9,073,964 | |
| Port of Toronto | Toronto | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 2,208,358 | |
| Presque Isle Harbor | Presque Isle, Mich. | NA | 4,647,830 | |
| Two Harbors | Two Harbors, Minn. | dry bulk | 16,914,526 |
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