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Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus: Specializing in intermodal container service Iroquois Landing is located at the mouth of the Calumet River at Lake Michigan. Iroquois Landing is a 100-acre, open paved terminal with 3000 linear feet of ship and barge berthing space with a navigational depth of 27 feet. There are two 110,000 square-foot transit sheds, with direct truck and rail access. The area maintains 24 hour security 7 days a week. 100 acres of adjacent property is available for lease and development.
Lake Calumet:
Lake Calumet operations and terminals are located at the junction point of the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers approximately 6 miles inland from Lake Michigan. The southwest quadrant of Lake Calumet consists of three transit sheds totaling over 315,000 square feet adjacent to approximately 3000 linear feet of ship and barge berthing space. Foreign Trade Zone #22: The IIPD is the grantee and operator of FTZ#22, which comprises a 60-mile radius from the Chicago city limits. The Port District has two general purpose zones located in Chicago, one at Lake Calumet Harbor and another near O'Hare Airport. The Calumet Zone includes 400,000 square-feet of designated warehouse space and 20 acres of developable land for the storage, handling, processing, manufacturing and/or assembling of foreign goods. Applications may be submitted to the IIPD for special purpose subzones. Grain and Liquid Bulk Storage: The Port owns two grain elevators at Lake Calumet with a capacity of 14 million bushels. The Port also has liquid bulk storage capacity of 800,000 barrels.
Leading Commodities Shipped Through Chicago: With its diverse economic base, the Port of Chicago moves a wide variety of freight products, including steel, scrap metals, zinc, grain graphite, silicon, cement, stone, coke, ore, lead, vegetable oil, sugar, as well as unspecified dry and liquid bulk products. Tonnages fluctuate based on a variety of factors, including changes in federal tariff and trade restrictions, as well as normal changes in demand, supply and price for various commodities. The following chart shows how the Port District is utilizing its property resources:
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