Port of Chicago | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°43′59″N 87°31′41″W / 41.733°N 87.528°W |
Details | |
Opened | 1959 |
Executive Director | Erik Varela |
Port Manager | Maria Limonciello |
Director of Facilities and Maintenance | Luke McWilliams |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 894,832 |
Website www.iipd.com |
The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Illinois International Port District (formerly known as the Chicago Regional Port District). It is a multimodal facility featuring Senator Dan Dougherty Harbor (Lake Calumet), the Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus, and Harborside International Golf Center.[1] The central element of the Port District, Calumet Harbor, is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
The modern Port of Chicago links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes, giving the global shipping market access to the St. Lawrence Seaway and linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Illinois Waterway and the Mississippi River.[3]