The shipping platform

Location: Detroit, Michigan, is located along the W bank of the N section of the Detroit River which connects Lake Erie and Lake Huron. General overview: One of the busiest ports in the great lakes system and a major multimodal hub. Exports: Coke, cement, scrap, iron and steel products, containers, automobiles, tractors, hides, tallow and beans. Imports: Iron and steel products, lumber, coal, stone, cement, salt, fluorspar, agricultural machine parts, glass and glass products, alcoholic beverages, crude rubber and vehicle engines and parts. The port has a Free Trade Zone which is amongst the largest in the United States. Traffic figures: Approx 8,177,000 of bulk cargo handled annually. Max size: Max LOA 222.5m, Seaway draught. Largest vessel handled: Ocean going lakers, 25,000DWT, 7.9m draught.