Cleveland to Europe Launch Will it Happen This Time?
by Aldert van Nieuwkoop
Photo: Port of Cleveland
Above: First tieup at the Port of Cleveland. Opposite: Cleveland sky line. It has some formidable players….
The Spliethoff Group manages a large and modern fleet of well over 100 multipurpose, heavy-lift and ro-ro vessels ranging in size from 2,100 to 23,000 tonnes. The Spliethoff Group managed vessels have 1A Ice Class and several even 1A SUPER. They all sail under the Dutch flag. To ensure its customers have access to the latest technology in shipping the fleet is constantly being renewed. Recently four F- type vessels and six M-type vessels were added to the fleet. The Port
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of Cleveland strives to be known as the premier port on the Great Lakes: highly effective, efficient, in- novative, and trusted in delivering its mission of spurring job creation and economic vitality for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The City of Cleveland began shipping op- erations at the Port of Cleveland in 1825. During its first year of opera- tion, the port recorded $38,000 in exports and imports of $196,000. Today the Port of Cleveland is one of the largest ports on the Great Lakes. Nearly 18,000 jobs and $1.8
billion in annual economic activity are tied to the roughly 13 million tons of cargo that move through Cleveland Harbor each year. The Cleveland-Europe Express
freight shipping service between Cleveland Harbor and the Port of Antwerp in Europe via the Saint Lawrence Seaway has begun in the Spring of 2014. Expectations are high as this is a further attempt of a Great Lakes Port to break through the elusive barrier in establishing a regular liner service connecting international ports with their home
May 2014
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