Port of Toledo Short Sea Shipping

Initiative

HWY H2O Conference 2009Short Sea Shipping Panel

Joe Cappel, PPM®Sr. Manager Business Development

Toledo’s Cargo Mix

Dry Bulk, 1,762,049

Petroleum, 488,650

Iron Ore, 4,683,166 Grain, 755,111

General Cargo, 120,185

Coal, 3,187,288

Coal

General Cargo

Grain

Iron Ore

Petroleum

Dry Bulk

Expanding the Port

Preparing the infrastructure

Putting the right equipment in place

Other Keys to Success Start Slow: establish

regular, reliable, competitive service first

Understand your market and strive for a sustainable service

Leverage Public Private Partnerships and strategic partners

Get State, Federal, and local support for projects