Toledo Port report

Toledo ;Port ;http://www.toledoportauthority.org ;
Write ;a ;3 ;page ;report ;on ;Toledo Port answering ;the ;following ;questions: ;

This ;is ;from ;Mr. ;Capel:
“..One ;interesting ;topic ;might ;be ;the ;switch ;from ;steel ;to ;aluminum ;for ;automotive ;manufacturing ;to ;increase ;fuel
mileage. ;At ;the ;Port ;of ;Toledo ;and ;at ;many ;Great ;Lakes ;ports ;both ;products ;are ;handled. ;Traditionally, ;European ;steel
has ;been ;imported ;and ;grain ;is ;reloaded ;on ;those ;ocean ;vessels ;traveling ;outbound. ;Mergers ;and ;consolidations ;have
really ;shaken ;up ;the ;steel ;industry ;in ;the ;past ;decade ;and ;traditional ;supply ;chains ;have ;been ;disrupted. ;Some ;US ;and
Canadian ;production ;has ;replaced ;steel ;formerly ;imported ;from ;Europe. ;Aluminum ;has ;been ;a ;growing ;business ;for
Toledo‐ ;We ;are ;a ;designated ;delivery ;point ;for ;the ;London ;Metal ;Exchange. ;Our ;aluminum ;arrives ;on ;barges ;from ;the
Canadian ;smelters.
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 How ;will ;the ;trend ;in ;the ;automotive ;industry ;impact ;trade ;of ;these ;commodities ;on ;the ;Great
Lakes? ;
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Also, ;three ;reports ;are ;now ;out ;and ;available ;at ;www.marinedelivers.com. ;One ;is ;the ;system ;economic ;impact
report. ;Another ;is ;a ;report ;on ;the ;social ;and ;environmental ;impact ;of ;shipping. ;The ;third ;is ;a ;report ;on ;the ;safety ;of
marine ;transportation. ;
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 Summarize ;the ;results ;of ;these ;studies. ;
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;Opportunities ;for ;shipping ;petroleum ;products ;on ;the ;lakes ;are ;increasing. ;Some ;suggest ;that ;these ;products ;should
not ;be ;allowed ;on ;the ;fresh ;waters ;of ;the ;lakes. ;Others ;believe ;that ;marine ;is ;a ;safe ;way ;to ;transport ;the ;products
compared ;to ;other ;alternatives ;(pipeline, ;rail, ;truck). ;
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 With ;domestic ;oil ;and ;gas ;production ;on ;the ;rise, ;there ;is ;a ;debate ;if ;the ;US ;should ;be ;allowed ;to
export ;these ;products ;to ;foreign ;markets. ;How ;would ;this ;affect ;domestic ;and ;global ;fuel ;prices ;if
US ;crude ;is ;available ;to ;foreign ;countries? ;
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 Is ;there ;enough ;Jones ;Act ;tanker ;capacity ;to ;competitively ;move ;product ;on ;the ;water ;between ;US
ports? ;