Port of Chicago
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The U.S. Port of Chicago is on the south side of Chicago near the southern end of Lake Michigan.
Facts:
The Port of Chicago has a number of facilities within it. This includes:
- Calumet Lake Terminal
- (mainly petroleum, chemicals, cement, iron, and sugar);
- Iroquois Landing Terminal
- (mainly handles steel, iron and lumber products).
- The main area of the Port District is Calumet Harbor.
- The port handles annual total tonnage of over 19 million tons.
- The port can be accessed from the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.
Click on the screen shot below to view the port page at MyShipTracking. Shows vessels in port and expected arrivals.
Additional Reading:
iDot on Illinois International Port District (includes map of port facilities)
Port of Chicago at VesselTracker.com (shows port details and ships in port)
MyShipTracking Port of Chicago page
ClearSeas (general info on marine shipping in the Great Lakes)
All ship photos Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved. Port photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Usage policy is on the site.
