- The Port of Cleveland is one of several Great Lakes maritime hubs enjoying a rebirth.
- The total tonnage handled by the port increased by 69 percent from 2020 to last year.
- Shippers are turning to inland ports to get supplies into and out of the U.S.
Lake Erie, one of five linked bodies of freshwater that comprise the Great Lakes system along the US-Canada border, may not appear to be a solution to America’s supply chain problems.
But, as BBC’s Stephen Starr writes, it could be just that.
The Port of Cleveland, which is linked to the Atlantic Ocean by a network of canals and locks, is one of several Great Lakes maritime hubs enjoying a rebirth. The total tonnage handled by the port increased by 69 percent from 2020 to last year. Tonnage in April was double that of the same month in 2021.
“We’re getting a lot more calls from people – shippers, cargo owners – that typically wouldn’t want to consider using a smaller, inland port to move their cargo,” said David Gutheil, chief commercial officer at the port.
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