Toronto Port Authority
60 Harbour Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1B7, Canada
Port
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- Port Authority
Overview
Canada's largest city and major inland port, Toronto is situated on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario. The port maintains an important position within the Great Lakes system as the first major port on the Great Lakes west of Montreal, and having immediate access to North America's inland markets.
Toronto's fine protected harbour is roughly two miles long and one mile wide and is sheltered by a string of offshore islands. Two harbour entrances facilitate the movement of traffic and save shipping lines distance and time. A large industrial district has been developed in the eastern end of the port and prime locations with dockwalls are available.
The Port of Toronto is a full service, Great Lakes port ideally situated to serve the transportation requirements of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Province of Ontario, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Located right downtown the port provides immediate access to the City of Toronto and all major highways heading west, east and north. A highly efficient location for product distribution to Toronto and the GTA. Rail service is provided by CN and CP, Canada's two major railways.
Port facilities include many berths including roll on/roll off; dry bulk storage; large marshalling area; container yard; marine terminal and heated warehouse; and, an extensive fleet of cargo handling equipment.
Toronto's fine protected harbour is roughly two miles long and one mile wide and is sheltered by a string of offshore islands. Two harbour entrances facilitate the movement of traffic and save shipping lines distance and time. A large industrial district has been developed in the eastern end of the port and prime locations with dockwalls are available.
The Port of Toronto is a full service, Great Lakes port ideally situated to serve the transportation requirements of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Province of Ontario, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Located right downtown the port provides immediate access to the City of Toronto and all major highways heading west, east and north. A highly efficient location for product distribution to Toronto and the GTA. Rail service is provided by CN and CP, Canada's two major railways.
Port facilities include many berths including roll on/roll off; dry bulk storage; large marshalling area; container yard; marine terminal and heated warehouse; and, an extensive fleet of cargo handling equipment.
Detailed Description
The Toronto Port Authority is a federal public authority providing transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses. The TPA owns and operates the Toronto City Centre Airport, and the Outer Harbour Marina.
In June of 2003 the TPA appointed Logistec Stevedoring Inc to manage and operate their marine terminal operations. This will now give the customers" a one stop shop" effect for all their marine and warehousing needs at the Terminals
In addition the TPA provides regulatory controls and public works services to enhance the safety and efficiency of marine navigation and aviation in the port and harbour of Toronto. It manages the development of the Leslie Street Spit land fill site.
The Port Authority has a staff of 110 full-time employees and approximately 25 seasonal and part-time workers.
The TPA licenses recreational boaters in the harbour of Toronto, oversees land development, engages in trade development for its terminals. The Harbour Master has jurisdiction over the water area of the Port and its approaches.
The Port of Toronto’s 2003 tonnage increased dramatically in domestic and overseas bulk products while general cargo was off due to a reduction in steel shipments. Total tonnage of 1,723,917 was a 22% increase over 2002.
“The Port of Toronto’s domestic bulk tonnage increased by 49.9% to 1,068,538 tonnes..Bulk tonnage delivers environmental benefits by taking the equivalent of over 30,000 trucks off the roads.”
Domestic tonnage breakdown: cement 422,826 (up 19.7%); asphalt 54,058 (up 313%); salt 516,813 (up 50.7%); and aggregate 74,841 (up 1979%).
Sugar comprised the port’s overseas tonnage. It showed a 34.7% increase to 627,928 tonnes.
“The general cargo category was affected by a decrease in steel into the Great Lakes Region. We are anticipating a recovery in this category as a result of the marketing efforts that have been done by Logistec
.
Our commitment to customer service, and to improving the speed and efficiency with which we handle customers' cargoes still remains a priority and is enhanced by the expertise offered by Logistec Stevedoring at the Marine terminals
The Port of Toronto, situated downtown in Canada's largest city, provides important transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses in the City of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Therefore, the port directly serves 1/3 of the Canadian population and the nation's economic engine. However, the unique combination of immediate access to marine and major highway and rail facilities have made the Port of Toronto a transportation hub for a much wider market, including all of Ontario, northwestern Quebec, and upstate New York and Ohio, USA.
As a Great Lake port, the Port of Toronto is an important link to other ports on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes System. The economic and environmental benefits of marine transportation of bulk products via this system are important to producers, receivers, customers and municipalities served.
Transportation and distribution professionals continue to discover the benefits of the wide variety of services provided by the Port of Toronto.
Cargo Services
Services offered include:
Marine Cargo
„h general cargo
„h bulk cargo
„h heavy lift/project cargo
„h storage, handling, loading
Container Services
„h electrical plugs for reefers
„h container storage
„h cargo storage - heated
„h inside loading/unloading of rail or truck
„h cargo handling expertise
„h high volume, quick response times
Intermodal
„h large paved container yard facilities
„h large fleet of container cranes
„h electrical plugs for reefers
„h fast loading, unloading service
„h CN/CP rail service
Storage
„h large heated, indoor storage area with multiple bays for
indoor service for truck and container, as well as inside rail
„h Large, fully paved yard for outside storage
„h 24 hour security
„h large unheated Transit Shed
„h smaller covered dry storage area
Terminal Operations
The port's terminal operations occupy 50 acres (20.234 hectares) and include the following facilities:
„h Seven marine berths all, to St. Lawrence Seaway depth. Excellent connections to road and rail service.
„h Marine terminal building with 150,000 sq. ft. (13,935 square metres) of storage, located close to the berths. The building has a smooth concrete floor, high ceilings, many large cargo doors, inside or outside loading, and a large truck dock.
„h Container distribution center with 100,000 sq. ft. (9,290 square metres) of heated storage, inside rail loading dock, inside truck docks, and many container bays. The building also has high overhead; clean, smooth floor; and is well lighted.
„h The entire yard is paved, fenced, customs bonded and has 24 hour security.
„h Rail service by both of Canada's railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Several sidings provide access throughout the area, including directly to the dock and inside the warehouse building.
„h Excellent container yard includes container handling equipment and electrical plugs for reefers.
„h An extensive list of handling equipment:
- heavy lift crane - - 300 short tons (270 tonnes)
- mobile crane - - 35 tonnes
- large mobile container toplifters - - 46 tonnes
- floating derrick - - 50 tonnes
- large fleet of forklift trucks with lifting capacity of up to 50 tonnes. A wide range of attachments for handling various products such as steel, woodpulp, forest product rolls, drums, etc.
„h A large maintenance centre for maintaining/repairing the equipment
TPA Works and Engineering Dept offers a multitude of marine services.
-marine salvage and recovery
-dredging service
-floating crane service
-Bouy maintaining, repairing placing
- soundings
Port Industrial Land
Many port users have located in the port to take advantage of the unique transportation services of marine, rail and major highways. The port lands are also used extensively for effective distribution services for Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. Excellent water-based sites are available.
Bulk products distributed from the port include sugar, salt, cement, aggregates, asphalt and liquids.
Passenger Facility
In the Spring of 2004 a new cross lake fast ferry service commenced from Toronto to Rochester NY.The new twin hulled fastferry will carry pasengers, cars, truck, busses and freight. A new passenger terminal adjacent to MT 52 will be constructed to accomodate both ferry and cruise passengers. The new terminal will have customs as well as many amenties for passengers comfort.For further information contact Canadian American Transportation System(CATS) at
www.thebreeze.com
In June of 2003 the TPA appointed Logistec Stevedoring Inc to manage and operate their marine terminal operations. This will now give the customers" a one stop shop" effect for all their marine and warehousing needs at the Terminals
In addition the TPA provides regulatory controls and public works services to enhance the safety and efficiency of marine navigation and aviation in the port and harbour of Toronto. It manages the development of the Leslie Street Spit land fill site.
The Port Authority has a staff of 110 full-time employees and approximately 25 seasonal and part-time workers.
The TPA licenses recreational boaters in the harbour of Toronto, oversees land development, engages in trade development for its terminals. The Harbour Master has jurisdiction over the water area of the Port and its approaches.
The Port of Toronto’s 2003 tonnage increased dramatically in domestic and overseas bulk products while general cargo was off due to a reduction in steel shipments. Total tonnage of 1,723,917 was a 22% increase over 2002.
“The Port of Toronto’s domestic bulk tonnage increased by 49.9% to 1,068,538 tonnes..Bulk tonnage delivers environmental benefits by taking the equivalent of over 30,000 trucks off the roads.”
Domestic tonnage breakdown: cement 422,826 (up 19.7%); asphalt 54,058 (up 313%); salt 516,813 (up 50.7%); and aggregate 74,841 (up 1979%).
Sugar comprised the port’s overseas tonnage. It showed a 34.7% increase to 627,928 tonnes.
“The general cargo category was affected by a decrease in steel into the Great Lakes Region. We are anticipating a recovery in this category as a result of the marketing efforts that have been done by Logistec
.
Our commitment to customer service, and to improving the speed and efficiency with which we handle customers' cargoes still remains a priority and is enhanced by the expertise offered by Logistec Stevedoring at the Marine terminals
The Port of Toronto, situated downtown in Canada's largest city, provides important transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses in the City of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Therefore, the port directly serves 1/3 of the Canadian population and the nation's economic engine. However, the unique combination of immediate access to marine and major highway and rail facilities have made the Port of Toronto a transportation hub for a much wider market, including all of Ontario, northwestern Quebec, and upstate New York and Ohio, USA.
As a Great Lake port, the Port of Toronto is an important link to other ports on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes System. The economic and environmental benefits of marine transportation of bulk products via this system are important to producers, receivers, customers and municipalities served.
Transportation and distribution professionals continue to discover the benefits of the wide variety of services provided by the Port of Toronto.
Cargo Services
Services offered include:
Marine Cargo
„h general cargo
„h bulk cargo
„h heavy lift/project cargo
„h storage, handling, loading
Container Services
„h electrical plugs for reefers
„h container storage
„h cargo storage - heated
„h inside loading/unloading of rail or truck
„h cargo handling expertise
„h high volume, quick response times
Intermodal
„h large paved container yard facilities
„h large fleet of container cranes
„h electrical plugs for reefers
„h fast loading, unloading service
„h CN/CP rail service
Storage
„h large heated, indoor storage area with multiple bays for
indoor service for truck and container, as well as inside rail
„h Large, fully paved yard for outside storage
„h 24 hour security
„h large unheated Transit Shed
„h smaller covered dry storage area
Terminal Operations
The port's terminal operations occupy 50 acres (20.234 hectares) and include the following facilities:
„h Seven marine berths all, to St. Lawrence Seaway depth. Excellent connections to road and rail service.
„h Marine terminal building with 150,000 sq. ft. (13,935 square metres) of storage, located close to the berths. The building has a smooth concrete floor, high ceilings, many large cargo doors, inside or outside loading, and a large truck dock.
„h Container distribution center with 100,000 sq. ft. (9,290 square metres) of heated storage, inside rail loading dock, inside truck docks, and many container bays. The building also has high overhead; clean, smooth floor; and is well lighted.
„h The entire yard is paved, fenced, customs bonded and has 24 hour security.
„h Rail service by both of Canada's railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Several sidings provide access throughout the area, including directly to the dock and inside the warehouse building.
„h Excellent container yard includes container handling equipment and electrical plugs for reefers.
„h An extensive list of handling equipment:
- heavy lift crane - - 300 short tons (270 tonnes)
- mobile crane - - 35 tonnes
- large mobile container toplifters - - 46 tonnes
- floating derrick - - 50 tonnes
- large fleet of forklift trucks with lifting capacity of up to 50 tonnes. A wide range of attachments for handling various products such as steel, woodpulp, forest product rolls, drums, etc.
„h A large maintenance centre for maintaining/repairing the equipment
TPA Works and Engineering Dept offers a multitude of marine services.
-marine salvage and recovery
-dredging service
-floating crane service
-Bouy maintaining, repairing placing
- soundings
Port Industrial Land
Many port users have located in the port to take advantage of the unique transportation services of marine, rail and major highways. The port lands are also used extensively for effective distribution services for Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. Excellent water-based sites are available.
Bulk products distributed from the port include sugar, salt, cement, aggregates, asphalt and liquids.
Passenger Facility
In the Spring of 2004 a new cross lake fast ferry service commenced from Toronto to Rochester NY.The new twin hulled fastferry will carry pasengers, cars, truck, busses and freight. A new passenger terminal adjacent to MT 52 will be constructed to accomodate both ferry and cruise passengers. The new terminal will have customs as well as many amenties for passengers comfort.For further information contact Canadian American Transportation System(CATS) at
www.thebreeze.com
Last updated: April 1, 2005