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Port of Detroit, Economic Impact Report
The Port of Detroit is responsible for close to 16,000 jobs in Southeast Michigan. This translates into one-half billion in direct business revenue, $255 million in personal income, and $288 million in State and Federal tax revenue. Click on the full Port of Detroit Economic Impact Report to learn more. |
Michigan's annual shipments of limestone and gypsum account for 29 million tons or 80% of all Great Lakes shipments of these commodities
Michigan's ports handle:
- 80% of all Great Lakes cement shipments
- 25% of all Great Lakes iron ore shipments
- 30% of all Great Lakes coal shipments
The Detroit River is responsible for moving approximately 80 million tons of cargo annually Michigan is home to over 40 commercial ports, eight more then the other seven Great Lakes states combined.
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- The shipping of foreign goods through Michigan waters translates
into $2 billion to the State's economy
- Annually, approximately 7 million tons of overseas and Canadian cargo
crosses our docks here at the Port of Detroit
- Foreign shipping accounts for 20% of all maritime activity with the
State of Michigan
The environmental efficiency of Great Lakes shipping cannot be matched. A 1993 study by the Great Lakes Commission of eleven trade routes on the Great Lakes showed that by utilizing ships, we save 14 million gallons of fuel and reduce emissions by more than 4,300 tons. Roughly 500,000 tons of cement tons is delivered to Detroit from Alpena by lake freighters using approximately 800,000 gallons of fuel compared with roughly 2,000,000 gallons of fuel if these same shipments traveled by truck.
A vessel-to-rail shift for the eleven cargo flows would
statistically result in:
- 36 rail crossing accidents
- 14 derailments
- one truck collision
The commodities trucks might carry statistically would
produce:
- 141 truck/car accidents on the roads and highways, one quarter of which
would have the potential for fatalities or serious injuries
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