The Port of Toledo: The Vital Center

Warren D. McCrimmonSeaport Director

February 2010

If you have seen one port then you have seen one

port!

TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

Our vision of the future has Ohio as the Vital Center of the Nation…and Toledo as the Vital Center of Ohio…and the Port of Toledo being a core generator of success!

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The Great Lakes Today: A Vital Economic Region

Remains a huge part of the U.S. and world economy One of the largest industrial and agricultural

producers and consumers marketplaces in the world 40 million people, second only to the U.S. Eastern

seaboard as a integrated, urbanized “Mega region.” Generates 30% of all U.S. exports exceeded only by

exports from the South which include Texas oil and gas

Ohio’s Port Authorities

Ohio ranks seventh in the U.S. for value of goods exported

Port Authorities in Ohio combine to report a $6.5 billion annual economic impact on Ohio’s economy.

Ohio’s port authorities’ deals and projects support over 20,000 jobs with a $694M annual payroll

Ohio’s port authorities financed $2.4 billion in Ohio projects in the last ten years

In 2007 Ohio’s ports combined to handle over 54 million tons of cargo and over 7 million air passengers.

Port of Toledo : Economic Impact

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has an annual combined economic impact more than $1 Billion

The Port has helped create or retain more than 10,000 jobs in Northwest Ohio

Largest acreage port on the Great Lakes/US?

Economic DevelopmentThe Port Authority’s Role

Acquire & Redevelop Strategic and Former Brownfield Properties

Provide a Variety of Innovative Financing Programs Work with State of Ohio to Package Financing and

Incentive Packages Neighborhood Development Grant/Loan Programs

Transportation & Logistics

Airport Air cargo developments

International cargo hub focus Military base

Alert readiness Mission of 180th

Passenger service development Aviation transportation-dependent business

and services

Seaport Shipyard redevelopment Maritime transportation-dependent businesses

and services

Rail MLK – rail passenger service development Intermodal rail facilities development

Pipeline Hosts numerous major pipelines with

catchments from the Rockies to the East Coast Highway

Initiate/sponsor roadway projects, particularly as they relate to

connectivity enhancement

Toledo Seaport Terminal Operators

ADM Grain Company Arms Trucking BP Husky Refining LLC CSX Coal and Ore

docks Hansen Mueller IRONHEAD Marine Inc. Kraft Foods Kuhlman Corporation

LaFarge Cement Middleport Terminal Inc. Midwest Terminals Seneca Petroleum

Company St. Marys Cement Inc. Sunoco MidAmerica

M&R The Andersons Inc. Cargill

Toledo Harbor Terminal Network

Intermodally Connected & Cargo Diverse

NS, CSX, CN Connected Fort to Port Hwy. I-75, I-

80/90, I-280, Heavy Weight truck routes to Michigan 154,000 lbs gross

Lake trading vessels, overseas vessels, lake barges

Pipeline

In excess of 80% of Seaport Cargo consists of domestic or Canadian bulk commodities

2007 Tonnage = 12,265,212 short tons of: Iron Ore Coal Grain Dry Bulk Petroleum General Cargo Project Cargo

Ironville Dock Port Construction Project

Port issued $4.5 M in bonds for purchase of 182 acre parcel

Port leased property to Midwest Terminals

Awarded $5M Job Ready Site Grant for site improvements with $2.7M private sector contribution

Submitted application for $2.5M Federal RR Administration grant

Working with several potential tenants to locate on the property

Containers a focus

CSX & NS container yards available – Bowling Green Richenbacher

Ports are simply an extension of highways!

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Lake H

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Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

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CANADA

CANADA

CANADA

WISCONSIN

OHIOINDIANAILLINIOS

PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTAGrand Marias

Two Harbors

Duluth Superior

AshlandOntonagon

Keweenaw Waterway

Presque Isle

Marquette Grand Marias St. Marys River

Channel in Straits of Mackinac

Grays ReefLittle Bay

de Noc

Menominee

Green Bay Kewaunee

Port Washington

Milwaukee

Kenosha

Manitowoc

Sheboygan

Waukegan

Chicago River & Harbor

Calumet

Indiana Harbor

Burns Waterway

Harbor

St. Joseph Harbor

Holland

Grand Haven

Muskegon Harbor

Ludington

Manistee

Frankfort

Charlevoix

Cheboygan

Alpena

Saginaw Harbor Beach

Monroe

Channels in Lake St.

Clair

St. Clair River

Detroit River

Rouge River

Toledo Sandusky

Harbor

Huron

Lorain

Cleveland

Fairport

Ashtabula

Conneaut

Erie

Dunkirk

Buffalo

Harbor

Rochester

Harbor

Oswego

Ogdenburg

800K

100K – 250K

50K – 95K

<50K

ANNUAL DREDGING REQUIREMENT (CY)

DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS

Critical – Dredged Material Management issues could severely restrict channel availability within 5 years

Pressing – Dredged Material Management issues could severely restrict channel availability within 10 years.

No pressing issues within next 10 years; continue to work on long range planning such as DMMPs.

Turbid or muddy water may act as the incubator for algae blooms. The picture on the left shows the plume of sediment coming from the Maumee River on August 26, 2008—a breezy day when the water column was mixing. On the right, in a picture taken on September 3, 2008, you can see that the bloom had grown over the plume.

Fifth Third Center at One SeaGate

25,000 ft2 base x 411 ft tall = 10,275,000 ft3 = 380,555 yd3

Maumee Bay – Open Lake Disposal

Current Dredge: 850,000 yd3

850,000yd3

Equivalent to 2.2x One SeaGate*

Proposed Disposal: 1,250,000 yd3

1,250,000yd3

Equivalent to 3.3x One SeaGate*

*Numbers are not exact, but estimations are instructive.

Thank You!

Questions?

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority

One Maritime Plaza, 7th Floor

Toledo, OH 43604

Ph: +1 419 243 8251

Web: www.toledoseaport.org