The Great Lakes Towing Company has two or
more harbor tugs stationed in Buffalo.
4-hours
minimum notice for service in Buffalo is required when placing an order for one
tug. 6-hours minimum notice for service
in Buffalo is required when placing an order for two tugs.
Buffalo
Harbor is at the east end of Lake Erie, where the lake converges to an open and
comparatively shallow bay about 8 miles across north and south and is subject
to great storms from the southwest. The
lake discharges into the Niagara River at the northeast corner of this
bay. The city of Buffalo, New York, is
along the eastern lakeshore and the east bank of the head of the Niagara River.
Waterborne commerce at the port is in iron ore, limestone, iron and steel products, petroleum and coal products, grain, sand, tar, cement, salt, other minerals, and general and containerized cargo in the foreign and domestic trades.
Port of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Port Colborne with its tugs from Buffalo.
6-hours minimum notice for service in Port
Colborne is required for service in Port Colborne, along with approval by
Revenue Canada. Requests for approval
must be made by a Canadian Citizen to Revenue Canada.
The harbor at Port Colborne, 17 miles west
of the United States' city of Buffalo, is on the north
shore of Gravelly Bay at the south of Lake Erie entrance to the Welland
Canal. It consists of an outer harbor,
which extends from the original shoreline to offshore breakwalls, and an inner
harbor, which includes the facilities for 2.5 miles along the Welland Canal.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Erie with its tugs from Ashtabula.
12-hours minimum notice for service in Erie is required
when placing an order for tug service.
Erie Harbor, about 78 miles southwest of Buffalo, is in Presque Isle
Bay, enclosed from the lake by Presque Isle.
The bay opens to the east and is about 4.5 miles long and 1.5 miles
wide.
Principal commerce at the port is in limestone, sand,
salt, petroleum products, coke, steel products, pig iron, other alloys, gravel,
clay, and general cargo in the domestic trade, as well as biodiesel and locomotives in the overseas trade.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Conneaut with its tugs from Ashtabula.
12-hours minimum notice for service in
Conneaut is required when placing an order for tug service.
Conneaut Harbor is about 107miles southwest
of Buffalo and about 73 miles
northeast of Cleveland. It comprises an outer harbor sheltered by
breakwalls and an inner harbor in the lower part of the Conneaut River.
The Great Lakes Towing Company has two or
more harbor tugs stationed in Ashtabula.
6-hours minimum notice for service in
Ashtabula required when placing an order for tug service.
Ashtabula Harbor is about 119 miles
southwest of Buffalo and about 59 miles
northeast of Cleveland. It comprises an outer harbor, the navigable
portion of the Ashtabula River for about 2 miles above the mouth, and two large
slips opening directly into the lake under the protection of the
breakwall.
The major commodities handled at the port
are limestone, iron and other ores, coal and other dry bulk commodities, pig
iron products, raw rubber, and general cargo in the domestic trade.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Fairport with its tugs from Ashtabula or Cleveland.
12-hours minimum notice for service in
Fairport is required when placing an order for tug service.
Fairport Harbor is about 29 miles northeast
of Cleveland Harbor. It comprises an outer harbor, and an inner
harbor formed by the lower 1 mile of the Grand River.
Fairport Harbor has numerous wharves and
docks in Grand River. The major
commodities handled at Fairport are limestone, sand and salt.
The Great Lakes Towing Company has three or
more harbor tugs stationed in Cleveland, and the outside tug OHIO.
3-hours minimum notice for service in
Cleveland is required when placing an order for tug service.
Cleveland Harbor, about 175 miles southwest
of Buffalo and 95 miles east
of Toledo, consists of an
outer harbor formed by breakwalls and an inner harbor made up of the Cuyahoga
River, and the Old River which was the original outflow channel of the Cuyahoga
River. The city of Cleveland, Ohio is
one of the major industrial centers and Lake
Erie, and is the Corporate Headquarters for The Great Lakes Group.
The major commodities handled at the port of Cleveland are iron, steel, and aluminum products; limestone, iron ore, sand, salt, and other minerals; petroleum products and other liquid bulk cargo; and general containerized cargo in the foreign trade.
Due to extraordinary congestion on the
Cuyahoga River caused by increasing numbers of recreational boats and moored
vessels, which may endanger the navigation of commercial vessels, the use of
two tugs is recommended by the Towing Company for river transits, upbound and
downbound, however, the number of tugs to be utilized is left to the discretion
of the Master of the vessel to be assisted.
Vessels carrying 1,200 tons or more of
gasoline, oil, explosives, or other dangerous material must have the assistance of a tug or
tugs while navigating the Cuyahoga River south of Superior Avenue.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Lorain with its tugs from Cleveland.
12-hours minimum notice for service in
Lorain is required when placing an order for tug service.
Lorain Harbor is about 25 miles west of Cleveland
Harbor. It comprises the lower
3 miles of the Black River and an outer harbor.
Lorain has piers and wharves in the southwest part of the outer harbor and along both sides of the Black River. The major commodities handled at the port are iron ore, limestone, gypsum, sand and gravel.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Huron with its tugs from Cleveland.
12-hours minimum notice for service in Huron
is required when placing an order for tug service.
Huron Harbor is about 44 miles west of Cleveland inside the mouth of
the Huron River.
Huron Harbor has deep-draft facilities on
the east side of the Huron River and in the two slips that extend southeast
just inside the mouth of the river.
Grain, iron ore, and limestone are the principle commodities handled at
the port.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Huron with its tugs from Cleveland or Toledo.
12-hours minimum notice for service in
Sandusky is required when placing an order for tug service.
Sandusky Harbor is in the southeast part of
Sandusky Bay about 50 miles west of Cleveland.
Sandusky has numerous waterfront facilities
along the south side of the harbor, but only a few deep-draft facilities. The harbor is a major shipping point for
coal. Sand, gypsum, and fish are also
handled. The harbor is an excellent
natural harbor for small craft.
The Great Lakes Towing Company has three or
more harbor tugs stationed in Toledo.
4-hours minimum notice for service in Toledo
is required when placing an order for tug service.
Toledo Harbor is at the west extremity of Lake
Erie. The harbor includes
the lower 7 miles of the Maumee River and a channel about 18 miles long through
Maumee Bay from deep water in Lake Erie to the mouth of the
river.
The Maumee Bay is a large shallow expanse
forming in the southwest corner of Lake Erie. The bay has prevailing depths of less than
10 feet and is obstructed by several dumping grounds. A dredged channel leads from deep water in Lake Erie southwest through
the bay to the mount of the Maumee River.
In addition to the fluctuations that affect Lake Erie somewhat uniformly,
sudden abnormal changes due to wind frequently occur at this port. The observed wind-produced fluctuations, in
combination with prevailing high or low water, range between extremes of eight
feet above and seven feet below Low Water Datum. Northeast winds can increase water levels as quickly as two feet
in one hour.
Mariners are cautioned that when water
levels are above Low Water Datum, bridge clearances are correspondingly
reduced.
Due to high current area which exists south
of the Norfolk-Southern Maumee Swing Bridge, the use of two tugs in recommended
by the Towing Company for river transits in the area.
Toledo has numerous facilities along the
both sides of the Maumee River. The
principal cargoes handled at the port are coal, iron ore, grain, petroleum
products, and general cargo.
The Great Lakes Towing Company provides
towing service in Monroe with its tugs from Toledo or Detroit.
6-hours minimum notice for service in Monroe
is required when placing an order for tug service.
Monroe Harbor is within the mouth of the
River Raisin, which flows into the west end of Lake
Erie about 15 miles north, northeast of the mouth of the Maumee
River.
Monroe has four deep draft facilities handling coal, petroleum coke, asphalt, logs, miscellaneous dry bulk commodities and conventional general cargo.